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Lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable. -Evans

"We gain the strength of the temptation we resist." – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Broun, Heywood

Nobody talks so constantly about God as those who insist that there is no God. Broun, Heywood quotes

Havner, Vance

The church is so subnormal that if it ever got back to the New Testament normal it would seem to people to be abnormal. Havner, …

Sam(uel) James Ervin, Jr.

“I’m not going to let anybody come down at night like Nicodemus and whisper something in my ear that no one else can hear. That …

"Don’t carry a gun. It’s nice to have them close by, but don’t carry them. You might get arrested." – John Gotti

“Don’t carry a gun. It’s nice to have them close by, but don’t carry them. You might get arrested.” – John Gotti

I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance. -Casals, Pablo

"Encourage virtue in whatever heart it may have been driven into secrecy and sorrow by the shame and terror of the world." – William Saroyan

“Encourage virtue in whatever heart it may have been driven into secrecy and sorrow by the shame and terror of the world.” – William Saroyan

By others faults the wise correct their own. -Proverb

Roots is not just a saga of my family. It is the symbolic saga of a people. -Haley, Alex

"Smile….Even when you life is at its worst, you never know when you’ll meet the one who takes your breath away!" – Jessica Biel

“Smile….Even when you life is at its worst, you never know when you’ll meet the one who takes your breath away!” – Jessica Biel

"Don’t ever say "never" because there will always be a 1st time!" – Trish Pelaez

“Don’t ever say “never” because there will always be a 1st time!” – Trish Pelaez

"You can get more with a nice word and a gun than you can with a nice word." – Al Capone

“You can get more with a nice word and a gun than you can with a nice word.” – Al Capone

"I’m in shock, feeling betrayed. They should be ashamed of themselves." – Sami Merhi

“I’m in shock, feeling betrayed. They should be ashamed of themselves.” – Sami Merhi

If you believe in fate, believe in it, at least, for your good. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo

The earth is the very quintessence of the human condition. -Arendt, Hannah

Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy. -Noonan, Peggy

"We have to keep it monotone. We don’t want to get burned out on Friday." – Brandon Bruce

“We have to keep it monotone. We don’t want to get burned out on Friday.” – Brandon Bruce

"It’s nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager." – Frank Robinson

“It’s nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager.” …

"Next Friday we’ll have a much, much better idea of how things are going. I want to give AMFA 14 days because there’s a chance AMFA may be right." – Terry Trippler

“Next Friday we’ll have a much, much better idea of how things are going. I want to give AMFA 14 days because there’s a chance …

Alexander Humboldt

“I am more and more convinced that our happiness or unhappiness depends more on the way we meet the events of life than on the …

Afterwards, the universe will explode for your pleasure -Adams, Douglas

Frank Moore Colby

“Cast your cares on God; that anchor holds.” Frank Moore Colby quotes

Edwards, Bob

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but a lot of ignorance is just as bad. Edwards, Bob quotes

Hamming

Hamming’s Motto: The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers. Hamming quotes

Klemme, E. J.

There is no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the end from the beginning. Klemme, E. J. quotes

Montagu Butler

“Would you, my dear young friends, like to be inside with the five wise virgins, or outside, alone and in the dark with the five …

For a truly religious man nothing is tragic. -Wittgenstein, Ludwig

The sweetness of victory is undermined only by its lack of nutritional content. -Wakcher, Michael

"This is so nice, it must be illegal." – Fats Waller

“This is so nice, it must be illegal.” – Fats Waller

If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be enthusiasm. -Barton, Bruce

"I’m very proud of what they did last Friday (in a 40-32 win over Forest Park) and this Friday. We’re making some strides. Now we’ve got to try to get ready for Potomac." – Andy Gray

“I’m very proud of what they did last Friday (in a 40-32 win over Forest Park) and this Friday. We’re making some strides. Now we’ve …

Prayer puts you in touch with the infinite and prepares your mind for the finite. -Daniel, Peter

He stands erect by bending over the fallen. He rises by lifting others. -Ingersoll, Robert Green

The loving are the daring. -Taylor, Bayard

Politics is not worrying this country one-tenth as much as where to find a parking space. -Rogers, Will

"It was so nice to go into this fake courtroom [on Ally McBeal]. I immediately went up into the judge’s chair. Nice view. A preferable perspective." – Robert Downey Jr.

“It was so nice to go into this fake courtroom . I immediately went up into the judge’s chair. Nice view. A preferable perspective.” – …

Ed Norton

“Sometimes creativity is a compulsion, not an ambition.” Ed Norton quotes

Jones, Franklin P.

Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they’re going to catch you in next. Jones, Franklin P. quotes

"Being married to Arlene Dahl was very nice at nighttime. But in the daytime, it was like being married to Elizabeth Arden." – Fernando Lamas

“Being married to Arlene Dahl was very nice at nighttime. But in the daytime, it was like being married to Elizabeth Arden.” – Fernando Lamas

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