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The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates.

—Dave Barry

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National leaders who find themselves wilting under the withering criticisms by members of the media, would do well not to take such criticism personally but to regard the media as their allies in keeping the government clean and honest, its services

—Corazon Aquino

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Once I opened up a fortune cookie and inside was the guy's cheque next to me I said hey buddy I got your cheque he said thanks

—Rodney Dangerfield

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We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.

—John F. Kennedy

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When you can't have what you want, it's time to start wanting what you have.

—Kathleen A. Sutton

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This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us; to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves; to act in such a way that some part of us lives on.

—Oswald Spengler

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Painting in watercolor is like walking a tight-rope; one must achieve a perfect balance between what the paint wants to do and what the artist wants to do, or all is lost.

—Mary C. Taylor

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If you wouldst live long, live well, for folly and wickedness shorten life.

—Benjamin Franklin

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So one of the great advantages that I had in my career is I started trading 24 hours a day in my early 20s, and I had to learn to delegate to people. I had to learn to trust people, and I realized that success was going to be born in hiring really bright people - very self-motivated, very able to make good judgment calls day in and day out. And if you look at Citadel today, that's really the founding principle of the firm is a real pursuit of talent, a pursuit of people who have a passion for finance, and a pursuit of individuals who make good decisions day in and day out.

—Ken Griffin

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You gotta commit. You've gotta go out there and improvise and you've gotta be completely unafraid to die. You've got to be able to take a chance to die. And you have to die lots. You have to die all the time.

—Bill Murray

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Parents learn a lot from their children about coping with life.

—Muriel Spark

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Start with the end in mind.

—Stephen R. Covey

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Core passions and aspirations should be consistent and in sync.

—Lorii Myers

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He found a new way to cover up his bad breath. He holds up his arms.

—Rodney Dangerfield

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I had to stop traveling alone because I missed so many planes. When somebody runs up to you in the airport and begins to tell you their life story, you can't say, 'Excuse me, boo,' as they're weeping on your bosom.

—Iyanla Vanzant

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