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"It is only the dead who have seen the end of war" – Plato

“It is only the dead who have seen the end of war” – Plato

"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." – William Arthur Ward

“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” – William Arthur Ward

"The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it" – Ray Kroc

“The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it” …

"Man is the religious animal. He is the only religious animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion –- several of them. He is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself and cuts his throat, if his theology isn’t straight. He has made a graveyard of the globe in trying his honest best to smooth his brother’s path to happiness and heaven." – Mark Twain

“Man is the religious animal. He is the only religious animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion –- several of them. …

"The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter." – Mark Twain

“The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.” – Mark Twain

"Opportunity knocks for every man, but you have to give a woman a ring." – Mae West

“Opportunity knocks for every man, but you have to give a woman a ring.” – Mae West

"Several hard-core Star Wars fans who had tickets for the first showing actually said that when the movie finally began, they started crying. Mainly because they realized that it’s 22 years later, and they still haven’t lost their virginity." – Conan O’Brien

“Several hard-core Star Wars fans who had tickets for the first showing actually said that when the movie finally began, they started crying. Mainly because …

"The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That’s the deal." – C.S. Lewis

“The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That’s the deal.” – C.S. Lewis

"Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody." – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up …

"It is the marriage of the soul with Nature that makes the intellect fruitful, and gives birth to imagination." – Henry David Thoreau

“It is the marriage of the soul with Nature that makes the intellect fruitful, and gives birth to imagination.” – Henry David Thoreau

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." – Albert Einstein

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” – Albert Einstein

"I wonder if illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup?’" – Jerry Seinfield

“I wonder if illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup?'” – Jerry Seinfield

"I want to be famous everywhere." – Luciano Pavarotti

“I want to be famous everywhere.” – Luciano Pavarotti

"We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents." – Henry Ward Beecher

“We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents.” – Henry Ward Beecher

"We artists! We moon-struck and God-struck ones! We death-silent, untiring wanderers on heights which we do not see as heights, but as our plains, as our places of safety!" – Friedrich Nietzsche

“We artists! We moon-struck and God-struck ones! We death-silent, untiring wanderers on heights which we do not see as heights, but as our plains, as …

"Christianity might be a good thing if anyone ever tried it" – George Bernard Shaw

“Christianity might be a good thing if anyone ever tried it” – George Bernard Shaw

"Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression." – Dr. Haim Ginott

“Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.” – Dr. Haim Ginott

"Adversity is the first path to truth." – Lord Byron

“Adversity is the first path to truth.” – Lord Byron

"It is difficult, but not impossible, to conduct strictly honest business" – Mahatma Gandhi

“It is difficult, but not impossible, to conduct strictly honest business” – Mahatma Gandhi

"I am well aware that an addiction to silk underwear does not necessarily imply that one’s feet are dirty. None the less, style, like sheer silk, too often hides eczema." – Albert Camus

“I am well aware that an addiction to silk underwear does not necessarily imply that one’s feet are dirty. None the less, style, like sheer …

"She lacks confidence, she craves admiration insatiably. She lives on the reflections of herself in the eyes of others. She does not care to be herself." – Anais Nin

“She lacks confidence, she craves admiration insatiably. She lives on the reflections of herself in the eyes of others. She does not care to be …

"I’m tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay." – Madonna

“I’m tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” – Madonna

"And must I wholly banish hence these red and golden juices, and pay my vows to Abstinence, that pallidest of Muses?" – William Watson

“And must I wholly banish hence these red and golden juices, and pay my vows to Abstinence, that pallidest of Muses?” – William Watson

"Love’s greatest gift is its ability to make everything it touches sacred." – Barbara De Angelis

“Love’s greatest gift is its ability to make everything it touches sacred.” – Barbara De Angelis

"I think there ought to be a club in which preachers and journalists could come together and have the sentimentalism of the one matched with the cynicism of the other. That ought to bring them pretty close to the truth." – Reinhold Niebuhr

“I think there ought to be a club in which preachers and journalists could come together and have the sentimentalism of the one matched with …

"Make decisions from the heart and use your head to make it work out." – Sir Girad

“Make decisions from the heart and use your head to make it work out.” – Sir Girad

"Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times." – Winston Churchill

“Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times.” – …

"The good teacher discovers the natural gifts of his pupils and liberates them by the stimulating influence of the inspiration that he can impart. The true leader makes his followers twice the men they were before." – Stephen Neill

“The good teacher discovers the natural gifts of his pupils and liberates them by the stimulating influence of the inspiration that he can impart. The …

"The religious superstition is encouraged by means of the institution of churches, processions, monuments, festivities….The so-called clergy stupefy the masses….They befog the people and keep them in an eternal condition of stupefaction" – Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

“The religious superstition is encouraged by means of the institution of churches, processions, monuments, festivities….The so-called clergy stupefy the masses….They befog the people and keep …

"In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed." – Kahlil Gibran

“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning …

"To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all." – Helen Rowland

“To be happy with a man you must understand him a lot and love him a little. To be happy with a woman you must …

"Right where i left you… Not where i left you?" – Orlando Bloom

“Right where i left you… Not where i left you?” – Orlando Bloom

"Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory." – Oscar Wilde

“Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.” – Oscar Wilde

"Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched." – Guy de Maupassant

“Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.” – Guy de Maupassant

"Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times." – Napoleon Hill

“Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.” – Napoleon Hill

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