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There are two motives for reading a…

3 Jul , 2015  

There are two motives for reading a book: one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it. Great short quote and quotation by: Bertrand Russell , British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 – 1970)

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Lewis Black, "Black on Broadway" (2004)

There are two things I know about l…

3 Jul , 2015  

There are two things I know about life… Only the good die young but the real jerks will live forever. Great short quote and quotation by: Lewis Black, “Black on Broadway” (2004) ,

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Washington Irving

There is a healthful hardiness abou…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others, however humble. Great short quote and quotation by: Washington Irving , US essayist, historian, & novelist (1783 – 1859)

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Stephen Mansfield

There is a schizophrenic nature in …

3 Jul , 2015  

There is a schizophrenic nature in modern politics. A leader is expected to have a religious faith but he is not supposed to let it influence him in his duties. Somehow, the truths that determine everything else about his existence are not allowed to influence how he conducts himself in public life. Not only that, […]

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Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Grey

There is always something ridiculou…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love. Great short quote and quotation by: Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Grey , Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)

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There is just one thing I can promi…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program: your dollar will go further. Great short quote and quotation by: Wernher Von Braun , US (German-born) rocket engineer (1912 – 1977)

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Denis Diderot

There is no moral precept that does…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it. Great short quote and quotation by: Denis Diderot , French author, encyclopedist, & philosopher (1713 – 1784)

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J. S . Bach

There is nothing remarkable about i…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is nothing remarkable about it, all one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself. Great short quote and quotation by: J. S . Bach ,

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There is only one thing in the worl…

26 Dec , 2014  

There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about. Great short quote and quotation by: Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891 , Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)

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There is only one way to happiness …

17 Nov , 2014  

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will. Great short quote and quotation by: Epictetus , Roman (Greek-born) slave & Stoic philosopher (55 AD – 135 AD)

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There is something fascinating abou…

17 Nov , 2014  

There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact. Great short quote and quotation by: Mark Twain , US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 – 1910)

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There is something fascinating abou…

17 Nov , 2014  

There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact. Great short quote and quotation by: Mark Twain , US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 – 1910)

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