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Kahil Gibran, Spirits Rebellious

They have exiled me now from their …

25 Jan , 2014  

They have exiled me now from their society and I am pleased, because humanity does not exile except the one whose noble spirit rebels against despotism and oppression. He who does not prefer exile to slavery is not free by any measure of freedom, truth and duty. Great short quote and quotation by: Kahil Gibran, […]

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To get back my youth I would do any…

13 Oct , 2011  

To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable. Great short quote and quotation by: Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891 , Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)

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Reverend Oliver G. Wilson

Use what talents you have; the wood…

24 Mar , 2011  

Use what talents you have; the woods would have little music if no birds sang their song except those who sang best. Great short quote and quotation by: Reverend Oliver G. Wilson ,

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Use the talents you possess — for …

24 Mar , 2011  

Use the talents you possess — for the woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except for the best. Great short quote and quotation by: Unknown , Quotations by unknown authors

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Use what talents you possess: the w…

24 Mar , 2011  

Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang the best. Great short quote and quotation by: Unknown , Quotations by unknown authors

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Henry Van Dyke

Use what talents you possess: the w…

24 Mar , 2011  

Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. Great short quote and quotation by: Henry Van Dyke ,

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Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

We cross our bridges when we come t…

15 Feb , 2011  

We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered. Great short quote and quotation by: Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead , British dramatist & screenwriter […]

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard

We cross our bridges when we come t…

15 Feb , 2011  

We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered. Great short quote and quotation by: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard ,

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Gerald Weinberg, "The Psychology of Computer Programming"

We have come through a strange cycl…

15 Feb , 2011  

We have come through a strange cycle in programming, starting with the creation of programming itself as a human activity. Executives with the tiniest smattering of knowledge assume that anyone can write a program, and only now are programmers beginning to win their battle for recognition as true professionals. Not just anyone, with any background, […]

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We have not seen great things done …

15 Feb , 2011  

We have not seen great things done in our time except by those who have been considered mean; the rest have failed. Great short quote and quotation by: Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince , Italian dramatist, historian, & philosopher (1469 – 1527)

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Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost, 1882

We have really everything in common…

15 Feb , 2011  

We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language. Great short quote and quotation by: Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost, 1882 , Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)

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La Rochefoucauld

We seldom attribute common sense ex…

15 Feb , 2011  

We seldom attribute common sense except to those who agree with us. Great short quote and quotation by: La Rochefoucauld ,

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