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When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
-
Edmund Burke

"A thief believes everybody steals."
-
E.W. Howe

"Want to make your computer go really fast? Throw it out a window."
 

"When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'"
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Sydney Harris

A fool and his money are soon partying.

"Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph."
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Haile Selassie

If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before.

"He who does not have the courage to speak up for his rights cannot earn the respect of others."
-
René G. Torres

If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of payments.

"Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead."
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Scottish Proverb

I installed a skylight in my apartment.... The people who live above me are furious!

"Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy."
-
Robert Anthony

Borrow money from pessimists -- they don't expect it back.

"The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself."
-
Ben Franklin

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
-Oprah Winfrey

"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go."
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Oscar Wilde

"Don't steal. The government hates competition."
 

"Once divided--there's nothing left to subtract. Some words when spoken, can't be taken back."
-Pearl Jam

"If a train station is where the train stops, what's a workstation...?"
 

"If you can't return a favor, pass it on."
-
Louise Brown

"The only way to have a friend is to be one."
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Ralph Waldo Emerson

"True friends stab you in the front."
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Oscar Wilde

"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."
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Thomas Alva Edison

"It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways."
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Buddha

"The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up."
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Mark Twain

"When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character."
-W. Somerset Maugham

"Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking."
-H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value."
-
Albert Einstein

"Oh, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practice to deceive!"
-Sir Walter Scott

"The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it."
-
Alan Saporta

"You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do."
-
Henry Ford

"Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero."
Lat., "Seize the day, put no trust in tomorrow."
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Horace, Odes

"To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like a nail."
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Abraham Maslow

"The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage."
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Mark Russell

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
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Abraham Lincoln