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"Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over." – F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald

"We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience." – George Bernard Shaw

“We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.” – George Bernard Shaw

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand." – Albert Einstein

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all …

"This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it is that they suffer more in giving them birth and are more certain that they are their own" – Aristotle

“This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it is that they suffer more in giving them birth and …

"The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance." – Benjamin Franklin

“The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.” – Benjamin Franklin

"It’s not what I do, but the way I do it. It’s not what I say, but the way I say it." – Mae West

“It’s not what I do, but the way I do it. It’s not what I say, but the way I say it.” – Mae West

"Courageous, untroubled, mocking and violent-that is what Wisdom wants us to be. Wisdom is a woman, and loves only a warrior." – Friedrich Nietzsche

“Courageous, untroubled, mocking and violent-that is what Wisdom wants us to be. Wisdom is a woman, and loves only a warrior.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

"Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty" – Socrates

“Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty” – Socrates

"If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence." – Aristotle

“If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence.” – Aristotle

"Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. A joyful heart is the inevitable result of a heart burning with love" – Mother Teresa

“Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. A joyful heart is the inevitable result of a heart burning with love” …

"Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything." – Aesop

“Be content with your lot; one cannot be first in everything.” – Aesop

"Whenever people see the film, they want to talk about it afterward. So we are bringing together a dynamic panel with some of the people who appear in the film. So it should be a lively conversation about all the issues that come up." – Byron Hurt

“Whenever people see the film, they want to talk about it afterward. So we are bringing together a dynamic panel with some of the people …

"It went beyond idealism and that ridiculous term activism, which basically means talking about something but doing nothing. We made giving exciting." – Bob Geldof

“It went beyond idealism and that ridiculous term activism, which basically means talking about something but doing nothing. We made giving exciting.” – Bob Geldof

"It’s not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us learned; and not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity." – Francis Bacon Sr.

“It’s not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; …

"My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return." – Maya Angelou

“My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage …

"Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy." – Lao Tzu

“Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.” – Lao Tzu

"Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion – it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ" – Billy Graham

“Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion – it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like …

"The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything." – Oscar Wilde

“The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.” – Oscar Wilde

"I’m inclined to pick up the phone and ask them (state officials) why there is no guidance in handing this, rather than leaving the determination to local election boards. We need to have someone with authority in working with handicapped issues allow us to make a declaration whether or not these locations comply." – Wayne Kramer

“I’m inclined to pick up the phone and ask them (state officials) why there is no guidance in handing this, rather than leaving the determination …

"We think that there’s a little bit of profit taking [with General Dynamics], maybe some of the momentum guys that are coming out of this name a little bit. But we think you want to have a position in your portfolio in the defense sector. It’s the name we like best in that area," – Charles White

“We think that there’s a little bit of profit taking , maybe some of the momentum guys that are coming out of this name a …

"You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose." – Indira Gandhi

“You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.” – Indira Gandhi

"Movies are like an expensive form of therapy for me." – Tim Burton

“Movies are like an expensive form of therapy for me.” – Tim Burton

"It worked out well that as Felicity and Kevin got to know each other better, so did Bree and Toby," – Duncan Tucker

“It worked out well that as Felicity and Kevin got to know each other better, so did Bree and Toby,” – Duncan Tucker

"The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason." – Benjamin Franklin

“The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.” – Benjamin Franklin

"Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes" – Kenneth Hildebrand

“Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes” – Kenneth Hildebrand

"While we pursue happiness, we flee from contentment." – Hasidic Proverb

“While we pursue happiness, we flee from contentment.” – Hasidic Proverb

"We may think there is willpower involved, but more likely… change is due to want power. Wanting the new addiction more than the old one. Wanting the new me in preference to the person I am now." – George Sheehan

“We may think there is willpower involved, but more likely… change is due to want power. Wanting the new addiction more than the old one. …

"Assumptions are the termites of relationships." – Henry Winkler

“Assumptions are the termites of relationships.” – Henry Winkler

"Our industry is dynamic and we have conversations with all the major players in our industry. We will only do an acquisition when it helps us to fulfill our strategic mission, that meets our goals and objectives." – Charles Lee

“Our industry is dynamic and we have conversations with all the major players in our industry. We will only do an acquisition when it helps …

"Our lives a series of defining moments, strung together by passing time. Surrender fully to this moment, because it is not the moment itself that defines us, but how we choose to live in it." – Jill Pendley

“Our lives a series of defining moments, strung together by passing time. Surrender fully to this moment, because it is not the moment itself that …

"Love is a fruit in season at all times, and in reach of every hand." – Mother Teresa of Calcutta

“Love is a fruit in season at all times, and in reach of every hand.” – Mother Teresa of Calcutta

"The introduction of religious passion into politics is the end of honest politics, and the introduction of politics into religion is the prostitution of true religion" – Lord Hailsham

“The introduction of religious passion into politics is the end of honest politics, and the introduction of politics into religion is the prostitution of true …

"I’m struck by the insidious, computer-driven tendency to take things out of the domain of muscular activity and put them into the domain of mental activity." – Brian Eno

“I’m struck by the insidious, computer-driven tendency to take things out of the domain of muscular activity and put them into the domain of mental …

"I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn’t, than live my life as if there isn’t and die to find out there is." – Albert Camus

“I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn’t, than live my life as if …

"What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well." – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

“What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss." – Bible

“But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed …

"And enough for me that when my hand touched your shoulder, you leaned on me; and when you felt me slip away, you called my name." – Orson Scott Card

“And enough for me that when my hand touched your shoulder, you leaned on me; and when you felt me slip away, you called my …

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