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“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”
― Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

“You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.”
― Winston Churchill

“In times of crisis, it is of the utmost importance that one does not lose her head.
Marie Antoinette”
― Robert Asprin

“To function efficiently, any group of people or employees must have faith in their leader."- Capt. Bligh(ret.)”
― Robert Lynn Asprin, Another Fine Myth

“Numerical superiority is of no consequence. In battle, victory will go to the best tactician."- G. A. Custer”
― Robert Lynn Asprin, Myth Conceptions

“Diplomacy is the delicate weapon of the civilized warrior."- Hun, A. T.”
― Robert Lynn Asprin, Myth Conceptions

“When old friends get together, everything else fades to insignificance."- War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death”
― Robert Lynn Asprin, Myth Directions

“We've got an unbeatable team."- Sauron”
― Robert Lynn Asprin, Myth Directions

“My colleagues and I feel that independents like ElfQuest are nothing but sheep in wolves' clothing."- S. Lee”
― Robert Lynn Asprin, Myth-ing Persons

“Everybody needs a career manager."- Lady Macbeth”
― Robert Lynn Asprin, Myth-ing Persons

“They never let you live it down. One little mistake!"- Nero”
― Robert Lynn Asprin, Little Myth Marker

“Just a little off the top!"- A. Boleyn”
― Robert Lynn Asprin, M.Y.T.H. Inc. in Action

“To Serve and Protect..."- Traditional Motto of Protection Rackets”
― Robert Lynn Asprin, M.Y.T.H. Inc. in Action

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall take flack from both sides."- Unofficial UN Motto”
― Robert Lynn Asprin, Sweet Myth-Tery of Life

“Meanwhile, back at reality..."- G.Lucas”
― Robert Lynn Asprin, Sweet Myth-Tery of Life

“Don't pick up hitchhikers!"- D. Adams”
― Robert Lynn Asprin, Myth-ion Improbable

“There's gotta be a way out of this dungeon."- G. Gygax”
― Robert Lynn Asprin, Myth-ion Improbable

“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

“When talented people write badly, it's generally for one of two reasons: Either they're blinded by an idea they feel compelled to prove of they're driven by an emotion they must express. When talented people write well, it is generally for this reason: They're moved by a desire to touch the audience.”
― Robert McKee, Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting

“The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but 'That's funny...”
― Isaac Asimov

“The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space.”
― Carl Sagan, Contact

“Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.”
― Mark Twain

“My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.”
― Adlai E. Stevenson

“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”
― John Wayne

“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation. ”
― George Washington

“For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge you’ll never walk alone.
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We leave you a tradition with a future.
The tender loving care of human beings will never become obsolete.
People even more than things have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed and redeemed and redeemed.
Never throw out anybody.

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you’ll find one at the end of your arm.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands: one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

Your “good old days” are still ahead of you, may you have many of them.”
― Sam Levenson, In One Era & Out the Other

“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens”
― Jimi Hendrix

“What we need are more people who specialize in the impossible.”
― Theodore Roethke

“To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.”
― Confucius

“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”
― Audre Lorde