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quotes
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The door of a bigoted mind opens outwards so that the only result of the pressure of facts upon it is to close it more snugly.
Ogden Nash, author, (1902-1971)
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He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.
Horace, poet and satirist (65-8 BCE)
Douglas Adams Quote
There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.
Douglas Adams
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Another Quote
Write a wise saying and your name will live forever.
Anonymous
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Fortune does not change men, it unmasks them.
Suzanne Necke
Book Quotes
“Papa explains the war like this: ‘When the elephants dance, the chickens must be careful.’.”
Tess Uriza Holthe
from When the Elephants Dance
And no, I’ve never read the book. I just get daily quotes from http://www.twitterlit.com/ and I really liked this one.
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If your parents never had children, chances are you won’t, either.
Dick Cavett
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I generally avoid temptation, unless I can’t resist it.
Mae West
The Present
Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery, and today;
Today is a gift, that is why we call it the present.
— Chinese Proverb