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“I just thought it was magic that you could stick a bit of paper in some coffee-type liquid and a picture comes out.” — David Bailey
“Whenever we're having a great time, we're already anticipating the day when we will remember this great time. Many of us live in that unreal area between the past, the present, and the future.” — Andre Aciman
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“I feel like a human pinata. The disappointing thing is, no candy is going to spill out.” — Katie Couric
“A shoe is not only a design, but it's a part of your body language, the way you walk. The way you're going to move is quite dictated by your shoes.” — Christian Louboutin
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“True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.” — Baltasar Gracian
“For scholars and laymen alike it is not philosophy but active experience in mathematics itself that can alone answer the question: What is mathematics?” — Richard Courant
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“Life is not always what one wants it to be, but to make the best of it as it is, is the only way of being happy.” — Lady Randolph Churchill
“The saddest part of the human race is we're obsessed with this idea of 'us and them,' which is really a no-win situation, whether it's racial, cultural, religious or political.” — Dave Matthews
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“I declare I would rather be a kitten and cry, 'Mew!' than live as I see many of my female acquaintances do, tearing each other's characters to pieces, and wearing out their lives in vanity and vexation of spirit.” — Jane Welsh Carlyle
“I was at that time like a fledgling swallow living high up in a niche in the eaves, who from time to time peeps out over the top of its nest with its little bright eyes.” — Pierre Loti
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“He who cheats others is a knave, but he who cheats himself is a fool.” — Karl G. Maeser
“I was born with a terrible temper, but this is the way of expressing myself. I flare up, but it goes quickly, and I don't remember it long.” — Katy Jurado
“I'm not going to be horrible just for the sake of having attitude or make other people feel small just to make me feel bigger.” — Kate Moss
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“What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough; for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams.” — Pedro Calderon de la Barca
“If a man is dumb, someone is going to get the best of him, so why not you? If you don't, you're as dumb as he is.” — Arnold Rothstein
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“Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret.” — Robert E. Lee
“So we can't go backwards, we can only go where the evolutionary trajectory is taking us and attune our ideas about ourselves and our existence to that course.” — Thom Mayne
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“Mathematics knows no races or geographic boundaries; for mathematics, the cultural world is one country.” — David Hilbert
“I think the most important thing journalism taught me is to mine for details. The details are key. You can't try to be funny or strange or poignant; you have to let the details be funny or strange or poignant for you.” — Karen Abbott
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“I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
“The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate.” — Douglas Engelbart
“That's the trouble with wishing you were somebody else. As much as you may want it, you know it'll never happen, at least not in this lifetime.” — Phil Collins
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“Depth must be hidden. Where? On the surface.” — Hugo von Hofmannsthal
“The fact is that all of us have only one personality, and we wring it out like a dishtowel. You are what you are.” — S. J. Perelman
“Twin Peaks was special because it was so groundbreaking. In the early '90s it really changed television a lot. A bunch of weird shows, like Northern Exposure, came on after that.” — Sherilyn Fenn
------------ “All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” — Havelock Ellis
“Life that only a few hours before had glowed with enthusiasm and exultation, suddenly paled and sickened.” — Fritz Kreisler
“Do not join encounter groups. If you enjoy being made to feel inadequate, call your mother.” — Liz Smith
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