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    Bo Burnham
    “I love you just the way you are
    but you don't see you like I do.
    You shouldn't try so hard to be perfect.
    Trust me, perfect should try to be you.”
    ― Bo Burnham, Egghead; or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone
    tags: poetry-quotes
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    Bo Burnham
    “Our father, who art in heaven,
    hallowed be thy name,
    hollow be thy promises
    and shallow be thy shame.
    Thy kingdom come.
    Thy will be done
    on earth as it is in heaven.
    On a scale from on to ten,
    our Lord is totally eleven.
    Give us this day our daily bread,
    toasted close to dawn,
    and forgive us our trespasses
    as we shoot those who trespass on our lawn,
    and lead us not into temptation,
    such as pot or porno,
    but deliver us from evil
    (if not delivery, then DiGiorno).”
    ― Bo Burnham, Egghead; or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone
    tags: humor, humor-poetry
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    Oscar Wilde
    “You can never be overdressed or overeducated.”
    ― Oscar Wilde
    tags: education, fashion
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    Mahatma Gandhi
    “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
    tags: action, change, inspirational, misattributed-to-gandhi, philosophy, wish
    114587 likes

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    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “All that is gold does not glitter,
    Not all those who wander are lost;
    The old that is strong does not wither,
    Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

    From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
    A light from the shadows shall spring;
    Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
    The crownless again shall be king.”
    ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
    tags: frost, glitter, gold, lost, poetry, roots, strength, strong, wander, wither
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  • #6
    Jeanette Winterson
    “..to change something you do not understand is the true nature of evil.”
    ― Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
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  • #7
    Walt Disney Company
    “The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.”
    ― Walt Disney Company, Mulan
    tags: inspiration, life
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    Steve Maraboli
    “The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.”
    ― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience
    tags: forgiveness, inspirational, letting-go, life, motivational, moving-forward, truth
    5471 likes

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    Harlan Coben
    “Myron reached for the phone and dialed Win's number. After the eighth ring he began to hang up when a weak, distant voice coughed. "Hello?"
    Win?"
    Yeah."
    You okay?"
    Hello?"
    Win?"
    Yeah."
    What took you so long to answer the phone?"
    Hello?"
    Win?"
    Who is this?"
    Myron."
    Myron Bolitar?"
    How many other Myrons do you know?"
    Myron Bolitar?"
    No, Myron Rockefeller."
    Something's wrong," Win said.
    What?"
    Terribly wrong."
    What are you talking about?"
    Some asshole is calling me at seven in the morning pretending to be my best friend."
    Sorry, I forgot the time.”
    ― Harlan Coben, Deal Breaker
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    Charles William Eliot
    “Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
    ― Charles W. Eliot
    tags: books, friends, reading, teachers
    13927 likes

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  • #11
    John Steinbeck
    “It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.”
    ― John Steinbeck, East of Eden
    tags: routine
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    Christopher Paolini
    “First, let no one rule your mind or body. Take special care that your thoughts remain unfettered... . Give men your ear, but not your heart. Show respect for those in power, but don't follow them blindly. Judge with logic and reason, but comment not. Consider none your superior whatever their rank or station in life. Treat all fairly, or they will seek revenge. Be careful with your money. Hold fast to your beliefs and others will listen.”
    ― Christopher Paolini, Eragon
    tags: life-lessons
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    “...writers are a savage breed, Mr. Strike. If you want life-long friendship and selfless camaraderie, join the army and learn to kill. If you want a lifetime of temporary alliances with peers who will glory in your every failure, write novels.”
    ― Robert Galbraith, The Silkworm
    tags: books, camaraderie, friendship, loyalty, writers, writers-life, writers-on-writing, writers-world
    120 likes

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    Elbert Hubbard
    “If put to the pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness.

    (Get Out or Get in Line, 1928)”
    ― Elbert Hubbard, Works of Elbert Hubbard. Includes A Message to Garcia, Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, The Mintage and Love, Life & Work
    tags: cleverness, loyalty
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    Edith Sitwell
    “Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.”
    ― Edith Sitwell
    tags: comfort, home, winter
    2374 likes

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    David Sedaris
    “Sometimes the sins you haven't committed are all you have left to hold onto.”
    ― David Sedaris, When You Are Engulfed in Flames
    tags: humor
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    Barbara Crooker
    “I like my coffee black, my beer from Germany, wine from Burgundy, the darker, the better. I like my heroes complicated and brooding, James Dean in oiled leather, leaning on a motorcycle. You know the color. ("Ode to Chocolate")”
    ― Barbara Crooker, More
    tags: beer, coffee, heroes, wine
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  • #18
    The Seven Social Sins are: Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce
    “The Seven Social Sins are:

    Wealth without work.
    Pleasure without conscience.
    Knowledge without character.
    Commerce without morality.
    Science without humanity.
    Worship without sacrifice.
    Politics without principle.


    From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925.”
    ― Frederick Lewis Donaldson
    tags: character, commerce, conscience, happiness, humanity, knowledge, misattributed-to-gandhi, money, morality, pleasure, politics, principle, sacrifice, science, sin, sins, wealth, work, worship
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    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
    ― J.R.R. Tolkien
    tags: food, happiness
    10506 likes



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