Uplifting and Helpful Quotes

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  1. Yobarnacle
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    LOL :D
     
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    Angélique aka Angel (only by name)

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    Angélique aka Angel (only by name)

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    I especially like the Twain quote.
     
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    Angélique aka Angel (only by name)

    Right Hoyt, but when you can't stay away from those Twain meant, the quote above it becomes handy . . . :idea:
     
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    I can certainly agree with the sentiment of the quote, being past the point of caring about trying to impress people or expecting them to really give a cr@p either.
     
    hoytedow, Nov 19, 2014
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    “Pale Ebenezer thought it wrong to fight,
    But Roaring Bill (who killed him) thought it right.”
    Hilaire Belloc
     
    hoytedow, Dec 15, 2014
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    this is one of my favorites


    A Blind Man Once Asked a Wise Man:
    Can There Be Anything worse Than Losing Your Eye Sight?

    The Wise Man Replied:
    YES.... Losing your Your Vision
     
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    Hard work beats talent
    when talent fails to work hard
     

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    “When you're in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, 'Damn, that was fun'.”


    ― Groucho Marx
     
    philSweet, Dec 22, 2014
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    Some mistakes are just too much fun to do only once!
     
    Eric Sponberg, Dec 22, 2014
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    This is why China has an only one child policy, I think . . .
     
    PAR, Dec 22, 2014
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    The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
     
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    "Money can't buy happiness, though it can permit enjoyment in a level of misery you can live with . . ."
     
    PAR, Jan 2, 2015
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