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    Bernard M. Baruch
    “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
    ― Bernard M. Baruch
    tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter
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    Mark Twain
    “If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
    ― Mark Twain
    tags: lies, lying, memory, truth
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    “Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”
    ― Narcotics Anonymous
    tags: humor, insanity, life, misattributed-ben-franklin, misattributed-mark-twain, misattributed-to-einstein
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    Maurice Switzer
    “It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
    ― Maurice Switzer, Mrs. Goose, Her Book
    tags: misattributed-to-abraham-lincoln, misattributed-to-mark-twain, remaining-silent, wisdom
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    Robert A. Heinlein
    “Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
    ― Robert A. Heinlein
    tags: cats, humor, women
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    Elizabeth Peters
    “No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.”
    ― Elizabeth Peters
    tags: amelia-peabody, men, women
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  • #8
    It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our
    “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    tags: abilities
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    J.K. Rowling
    “Constant vigilance!”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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    William Shakespeare
    “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. Your fate awaits you. Accept it in body and spirit. To get used to the life you'll most likely be leading soon, get rid of your low-class trappings.”
    ― William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
    tags: paraphrased, shakespeare
    652 likes

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    J.K. Rowling
    “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    tags: dreams, life
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    J.K. Rowling
    “It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    tags: dumbledore
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    Brigham Young
    “You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.”
    ― Brigham Young
    tags: education, feminism, men, women
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    Christopher Paolini
    “Eragon looked back at him, confused. "I don't understand."
    "Of course you don't," said Brom impatiently. "That's why I'm teaching you and not the other way around.”
    ― Christopher Paolini, Eragon
    tags: education, humor
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    Bill Watterson
    “I go to school, but I never learn what I want to know.”
    ― Bill Watterson, The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
    tags: education
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    Henry Ford
    “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.”
    ― Henry Ford
    tags: education, lifelong-learning
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    Brigham Young
    “Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world's work, and the power to appreciate life.”
    ― Brigham Young
    tags: education, learning
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    Thomas Henry Huxley
    “Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads, or you shall learn nothing. I have only begun to learn content and peace of mind since I have resolved at all risks to do this.”
    ― Thomas Huxley, Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1
    tags: abyss, facts, humble, inspirational, learning, nature, open-minded, peace, peace-of-mind, preconceptions, preparation, risk, science
    335 likes

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    Margaret Mead
    “Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”
    ― Margaret Mead
    tags: children, education, judgement, mentoring, reasoning
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    Gordon B. Hinckley
    “There are few things more pathetic than those who have lost their curiosity and sense of adventure, and who no longer care to learn.”
    ― Gordon B. Hinckley, Way to Be!: 9 Ways To Be Happy And Make Something Of Your Life
    tags: complacency, education, lifelong-learning
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    Cathy Guisewite
    “When life gives you lemons, squirt someone in the eye.”
    ― Cathy Guiswite
    tags: eyes, funny, lemons
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    Stephenie Meyer
    “He's like a drug for you, Bella.”
    ― Stephenie Meyer, Eclipse
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    Orson Scott Card
    “Ethan Wyeth: I hope you're thirsty."
    Gideon Wyeth:"Why?"
    Ethan: "Cause your dumb and ugly, but I can do something about thirsty.”
    ― Orson Scott Card
    tags: advent-rising, funny, humour, stupid
    809 likes

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  • #24
    Bill Cosby
    “A word to the wise ain't necessary, it's the stupid ones who need advice.”
    ― Bill Cosby
    tags: funny
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    Bill Watterson
    “When life gives you lemons, chunk it right back.”
    ― Bill Watterson
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    Brandon Mull
    “Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.”
    ― Brandon Mull, Fablehaven
    tags: mistakes
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    Brandon Mull
    “Drink the milk.”
    ― Brandon Mull, Fablehaven
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  • #28
    Brandon Mull
    “When jumping is the sole option, you jump, and try to make it work.”
    ― Brandon Mull, Grip of the Shadow Plague
    tags: humor
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    Brandon Mull
    “I hate how my past actions keep messing up my future options, Seth muttered.
    Then you've started down the road to wisdom, Grandpa replied.”
    ― Brandon Mull, Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary
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    John Grisham
    “Don't compromise yourself - you're all you have.”
    ― John Grisham, The Rainmaker
    tags: be-yourself, courtroom-drama, crime
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  • #31
    Obert Skye
    “impossible is not a word”
    ― Obert Skye, Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo
    tags: inspirational
    118 likes



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