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Small: The capacity to learn is a gift The ability to learn is a skill The willingness to learn is a choice
Brian Herbert
"The capacity to learn is a gift; The ability to learn is a skill; The willingness to learn is a choice"
Brian Herbert, Author
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Small: If it looks good, it will fly good
Bill Lear
"If it looks good, it will fly good"
Bill Lear, Inventor
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Small: Life is too short, and Im Italian. Id much rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size 0
"Life is too short, and I'm Italian. I'd much rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size 0"
Sophia Bush, Actress
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Small: We dont have to sacrifice a strong economy for a healthy environment
"We don't have to sacrifice a strong economy for a healthy environment"
Dennis Weaver, Actor
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Small: Dont let the same dog bite you twice
Chuck Berry
"Don't let the same dog bite you twice"
Chuck Berry, Musician
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Small: Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may
Sam Houston
"Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may"
Sam Houston, Politician
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Small: Im Southern Baptist, not a meteorologist
"I'm Southern Baptist, not a meteorologist"
Willard Scott, Entertainer
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Small: Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be s
"Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be somebody who provides the flame"
Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady
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Small: Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard wor
"Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe"
Gail Devers, Athlete
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Small: Television news is like a lightning flash. It makes a loud noise, lights up everything around it, leaves every
"Television news is like a lightning flash. It makes a loud noise, lights up everything around it, leaves everything else in darkness and then is suddenly gone"
Hodding Carter, Journalist
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Small: Morality is only moral when it is voluntary
"Morality is only moral when it is voluntary"
Lincoln Steffens, Journalist
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Small: The fact that Im sleeping with the director may have something to do with it
Frances McDormand
"The fact that I'm sleeping with the director may have something to do with it"
Frances McDormand, Actress
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Small: Its necessary to be slightly underemployed if you are to do something significant
"It's necessary to be slightly underemployed if you are to do something significant"
James D. Watson, Scientist
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Small: The lessons of the past are ignored and obliterated in a contemporary antagonism known as the generation gap
"The lessons of the past are ignored and obliterated in a contemporary antagonism known as the generation gap"
Spiro T. Agnew, Politician
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Small: Intuition will tell the thinking mind where to look next
"Intuition will tell the thinking mind where to look next"
Jonas Salk, Scientist
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Small: No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris
"No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris"
Orville Wright, Inventor
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Small: When I look at the world Im pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic
"When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic"
Carl Rogers, Psychologist
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Small: Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas
H. L. Mencken
"Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
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Small: Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under
H. L. Mencken
"Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
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Small: Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got
H. L. Mencken
"Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
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Small: Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence
H. L. Mencken
"Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
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Small: It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man
H. L. Mencken
"It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
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Small: Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
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Small: For every benefit you receive a tax is levied
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"For every benefit you receive a tax is levied"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
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Small: The years teach much which the days never know
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The years teach much which the days never know"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
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Small: Truth is beautiful, without doubt but so are lies
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
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Small: The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
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Small: Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
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Small: The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
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Small: The age of a woman doesnt mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
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Small: All diseases run into one, old age
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"All diseases run into one, old age"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
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Small: Beauty without expression is boring
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Beauty without expression is boring"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
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Small: As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
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Small: Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed
Mark Twain
"Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed"
Mark Twain, Author
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Small: But who prays for Satan? Who, in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner th
Mark Twain
"But who prays for Satan? Who, in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most?"
Mark Twain, Author
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Small: If life doesnt offer a game worth playing, then invent a new one
Anthony J. D'Angelo
"If life doesn't offer a game worth playing, then invent a new one"
Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author
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Small: Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is
Benjamin Franklin
"Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is"
Benjamin Franklin, Politician
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Small: Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects
Arnold H. Glasow
"Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects"
Arnold H. Glasow, Businessman
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Small: I will not eat oysters. I want my food dead. Not sick. Not wounded. Dead
Woody Allen
"I will not eat oysters. I want my food dead. Not sick. Not wounded. Dead"
Woody Allen, Director
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Small: Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures
Henry Ward Beecher
"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures"
Henry Ward Beecher, Clergyman
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