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• For a second, two seconds, they had exchanged an equivocal glance, and that was the end of the story. But even that was a memorable event, in the locked loneliness in which one had to live.

  George Orwell

  Loneliness, Two, Events

  George Orwell, A.M. Heath (2003). “Animal Farm and 1984”, p.120, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• She decided she'd rather die in some less memorable way- maybe falling down the stairs, or going peacefully in her sleep at the age eighty, after a nice quiet life with Percy.Yes, that sounded good.

  Rick Riordan

  Nice, Fall, Sleep

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• As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

  Marian Anderson

  Inspirational, Positive, Women

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  Only good girls keep diaries. Bad girls don't have time.

  Tallulah Bankhead

  Funny, Girl, Time

  Recalled on her death,12 Dec 1968.

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• The end crowns all,
  And that old common arbitrator, Time,
  Will one day end it.

  William Shakespeare

  Time, One Day, Crowns

  'Troilus And Cressida' (1602) act 4, sc. 5, l. 223

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• We have seen better days.

  William Shakespeare

  Time, Past, Better Days

  'Timon Of Athens' act 4, sc. 2, l. 27

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• I never stop to plan. I take things step-by-step.

  Mary McLeod Bethune

  Time, Steps, Plans

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• I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what's next.

  Steve Jobs

  Inspirational, Change, Success

  "Core Values: Apple Founder Steve Jobs". Interview with Brian Williams, www.nbclearn.com. May 25, 2006.

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• I have little patience with scientists who take a board of wood, look for its thinnest part, and drill a great number of holes where drilling is easy.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Patience, Science

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• Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently - they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.

  Steve Jobs

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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• When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with others they want to be alone. After all, human beings are like that.

  Gertrude Stein

  Being Alone, Feeling Alone, Solitude

  Gertrude Stein (2017). “Delphi Complete Works of Gertrude Stein (Illustrated)”, p.6173, Delphi Classics

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• Looking 50 is great, if you're 60.

  Joan Rivers

  Birthday, Age, Hillarious

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• The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.

  Bette Midler

  Funny, Success, Jealousy

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• The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word.

  Mata Hari

  Love, Dance, Art

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• Our death is not an end if we can live on in our children and the younger generation. For they are us; our bodies are only wilted leaves on the tree of life.

  Albert Einstein

  Life, Death, Wisdom

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.91, Princeton University Press

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• Life is all about learning and one of the most memorable ways of learning something is by messing up.

  Wayne Dyer

  Failure, Messing Up, Way

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• I believe in the principle that I can make a difference in this world. It may be ever so small, but it will count for the greater good.

  Gordon B. Hinckley

  Graduation, Believe, Differences

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• Just about a month from now I'm set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars.

  Richard Halliburton

  Graduation, Senior, Nerves

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• Spread joy. Chase your wildest dreams.

  Patch Adams

  Happiness, Success, Graduation

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• The truth is, I was afraid the day I walked into Stanford. And I was afraid the day I walked out.

  Carly Fiorina

  Graduation, Truth Is, Stanford

  "Words of Wisdom / This year's commencement speakers offer career advice for tough days ahead" by Vanessa Hua, www.sfgate.com. June 23, 2001.

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• I want to focus on my salad.

  Martha Stewart

  Hilarious, Focus, Want

  Martha Stewart (2005). “The World According to Martha”, McGraw-Hill Companies

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  If society will not admit of woman's free development, then society must be remodeled.

  Elizabeth Blackwell

  Women, History, Progress

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• I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in human beings.

  Pearl S. Buck

  Kindness, History, Atheism

  "Buck: The Mother of All Pearls" by Randee Mia Berman, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 28, 2015.

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• Sharing is sometimes
  more demanding than giving.

  Mary Catherine Bateson

  Peace, Knowledge, Giving

  Mary Catherine Bateson (2007). “Composing a Life”, p.111, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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• Falling in love is not at all the most stupid thing that people do - but gravitation cannot be held responsible for it.

  Albert Einstein

  Love, Life, Success

  Albert Einstein (2013). “Albert Einstein, The Human Side: Glimpses from His Archives”, p.56, Princeton University Press

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