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A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.


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To say, my fate is not tied to your fate, is like saying your end of the boat is sinking.

To say, my fate is not tied to your fate, is like saying your end of the boat is sinking.



Hatred is never anything but fear - if you feared no one, you would hate no one.

Hatred is never anything but fear - if you feared no one, you would hate no one.



The price of freedom is responsibility, but it's a bargain, because freedom is priceless.

The price of freedom is responsibility, but it's a bargain, because freedom is priceless.



This country is a one-party country. Half of it is called Republican and half is called Democrat. It doesn't make any difference. All the really good ideas belong to the Libertarians.

This country is a one-party country. Half of it is called Republican and half is called Democrat. It doesn't make any difference. All the really good ideas belong to the Libertarians.



I've always thought that the stereotype of the dirty old man is really the creation of a dirty young man who wants the field to himself.

I've always thought that the stereotype of the dirty old man is really the creation of a dirty young man who wants the field to himself.



Life begins when you do.

Life begins when you do.



I have no ego investment in being on the air. I don't knock others for whom that kind of attention is like oxygen, but I don't miss anything about it.

I have no ego investment in being on the air. I don't knock others for whom that kind of attention is like oxygen, but I don't miss anything about it.



How many times has the end of the world been predicted? The same number of times the prediction has proved false.

How many times has the end of the world been predicted? The same number of times the prediction has proved false.



Television is the medium of the 20th century.

Television is the medium of the 20th century.



The most mature human insight comes from one's introspection rather than from exterior research.

The most mature human insight comes from one's introspection rather than from exterior research.





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Troubles cured you salty as a country ham smoky to the taste thick-skinned and tender inside.



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Have enough sense to know, ahead of time, when your skills will not extend to wallpapering.



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The 'We Have Overcome' generation has run out of intellectual creativity but refuses to leave the political stage.

The 'We Have Overcome' generation has run out of intellectual creativity but refuses to leave the political stage.



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When I think of God's Kingdom, I am compelled to be silent because of its immensity, because God's Kingdom is none other than God himself with all His riches.



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I think everybody has experiences from time to time they can't explain. They are peculiarities. Usually we just dismiss them because they are uncomfortable to think about.

I think everybody has experiences from time to time they can't explain. They are peculiarities. Usually we just dismiss them because they are uncomfortable to think about.



Sometimes, to relieve stress, he would soak his feet in the toilet, a practice that was not as soothing for his collegues.

Sometimes, to relieve stress, he would soak his feet in the toilet, a practice that was not as soothing for his collegues.



There wasn't any more truth in over half of what any so-called orator said. If it wasn't a Deliberate Lie, why it was an Exaggerated Falsehood.

There wasn't any more truth in over half of what any so-called orator said. If it wasn't a Deliberate Lie, why it was an Exaggerated Falsehood.




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