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  The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

  Edmund Burke

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Peace

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• We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.

  Winston Churchill

  Life, Inspiring, Humorous

  "Words of Wisdom: Winston Churchil"l, Students' Academy, Lulu Press, Section Three, 2014.

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  I have never killed any one, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.

  Clarence Darrow

  Life, Death, Sarcastic

  "The Story of My Life". Book by Clarence Darrow, 1932.

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• In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

  Robert Frost

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife.

  Groucho Marx

  Love, Funny, Crazy

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  Government 'help' to business is just as disastrous as government persecution... the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands off.

  Ayn Rand

  Business, Government, Hands

  Ayn Rand, Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan, Robert Hessen (1986). “Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal”, p.131, Penguin

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• Experience is the name so many people give to their mistakes.

  F. Scott Fitzgerald

  Mistake, Inspiration, Names

  F. Scott Fitzgerald (2013). “4 Books by F. Scott Fitzgerald”, p.989, eBookIt.com

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• There is nothing as tragic as being alive and not enjoying life... Life should be celebrated!

  Joyce Meyer

  Enjoy Life, Alive, Should

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• Why do they call it "rush hour" when nothing moves?

  Robin Williams

  Funny, Humorous, Moving

  "Fictional character: Mork". "Mork & Mindy/ Mork in Love", www.imdb.com. 1978.

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• Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.

  Mark Twain

  Funny, Life, Sarcastic

  Quoted in Albert B. Paine, Mark Twain: A Biography (1912)

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• Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.

  Victor Borge

  Funny, Christmas, Xmas

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• How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.

  Oscar Wilde

  Funny, Marriage, Valentines Day

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• There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness.

  Han Suyin

  Inspirational, Strength, Power

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• I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.

  W. C. Fields

  Funny, Drinking, Food

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• I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.

  Rita Rudner

  Love, Funny, Life

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• That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can't say 'No' in any of them.

  Dorothy Parker

  Inspirational, Funny, Hilarious

  Quoted in AlexanderWoollcott, While Rome Burns (1934)

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• I've been looking for a girl like you - not you, but a girl like you.

  Groucho Marx

  Funny, Girl, Like You

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• Everything has been figured out, except how to live.

  Jean-Paul Sartre

  Life, Spiritual, Humorous

  Jean-Paul Sartre (2012). “Essays in Aesthetics”, p.13, Open Road Media

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• I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it.

  W. C. Fields

  Funny, Hunting, Water

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• Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.

  Oscar Wilde

  Funny, Life, Money

  Oscar Wilde (1947). “The Happy Prince”, p.16, New Line Publishing

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• 'I am' is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that 'I do' is the longest sentence?

  George Carlin

  Funny, Marriage, Sarcastic

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• The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

  Albert Einstein

  Clever, Creativity, Science

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• You should always go to other people's funerals, otherwise, they won't come to yours.

  Yogi Berra

  Funny, Death, Hilarious

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

  Oscar Wilde

  Funny, Sarcastic, Hurt

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• The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.

  Mark Twain

  Love, Inspirational, Life

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