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776 quotesIf you don't run your own life, somebody else will.
Character
John Atkinson
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Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.
Evil
W. H. Auden
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The center that I cannot find is known to my unconscious mind.
Mind
W. H. Auden
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God brings men into deep waters not to drown them, but to cleanse them.
God
John H. Aughey
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One of the most feared expressions in modern times is The computer is down
Computers
Norman Augustine
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This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.
Perfection
St. Augustine
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The idea is in my head to put it down is nothing.
Ideas
Milton Avery
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Not being known doesn't stop the truth from being true.
Truth
Richard Bach
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Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.
Fame
Francis Bacon
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The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
Responsibility
Francis Bacon
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Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
Present
Francis Bacon
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A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.
Worth
Pearl Bailey
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Today I have grown taller from walking with the trees.
Growth
Karl Baker
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Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness.
Character
Faith Baldwin
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Finance, like time, devours its own children.
Money
Honore De Balzac
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An alcoholic has been lightly defined as a man who drinks more than his own doctor.
Alcohol and Alcoholism
Alvan L. Barach
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The idea of strictly minding our own business is moldy rubbish. Who could be so selfish?
Gossip
Myrtle Barker
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To be one's own master is to be the slave of self.
Autonomy
Natalie Clifford Barney
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Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
Motives
Sir James M. Barrie
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If it is your time, love will track you down like a cruise missile.
Love
Lynda Barry
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Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.
Heroes and Heroism
John Barth
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Most of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than talking.
Success
Bernard M. Baruch
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Two things are bad for the heart -- running up stairs and running down people.
Heart
Bernard M. Baruch
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Only a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy.
Tragedies
Jacques Barzun
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Marriage is low down, but you spend the rest of your life paying for it.
Marriage
Baskins
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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun