Thoughts for the Day

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It’s hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it’s damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person.

 

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Ignorance can be educated and stupid can be medicated, but there’s just no cure for stupid.

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“If the ends don’t justify the means, then what does?”

Bob Moses, civil rights activist

 

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“You don’t always win your battles, but it’s good to know you fought”.

Lauren Bacall, actor

 

 

”Once the inspiration comes, that directs where the perspiration goes”.

Carole King, singer / songwriter

 

 

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“Life’s a bit like mountaineering….. never look down.”

Sir Edmund Hillary, mountaineer / explorer

 

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“When you ask the best questions of yourself and others, you invite the best answers”.

Angela Bassett, actor / director / producer

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“On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.”

George Orwell, writer

 

 

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“I like the night.  Without the dark, we’d never see the stars.”

Stephenie Meyer, writer

 

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“The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we get there.”

Bill Watterson, cartoonist

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“Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue.”

John Herschel - mathematician, astronomer, chemist & inventor

 

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“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do so.”

J. M. Barrie, writer & playwright

 

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“Saddle your dreams before you ride ‘em.”

Mary Webb, writer & poet

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“My favourite poem is the one that starts ‘Thirty days hath September’ because it actually tells you something.”

Groucho Marx

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“Now is the time to do what you know you must and have feared to begin.”

Marge Pierce, writer & activist

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“If I see an ending, I can work backward.”

Arthur Miller, playwright & essayist

 

 

 

 

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“Action is the antidote to despair.”

Joan Baez, singer-songwriter & political activist 

 

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“The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart.”

Carlos Santana, musician

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“It is not our abilities that show what we truly are, it is our choices.”

Professor Aldus Dumbledore in ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’

 

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“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”

Charles Darwin, naturalist & biologist

 

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“You are never strong enough that you don’t need help.”

Cesar Chavez, labour leader & civil rights activist

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“You can’t regret the life you didn’t lead.”

Jenot Diaz, writer

 

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“Every day is a renewal, every morning the daily miracle.

This joy you feel is life.”

 

Gertrude Stein, writer

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“Good judgement comes from experience.  And experience ?
Well that comes from poor judgement.”

Dean Martin

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A vice is a mistake that you’ve decided you enjoy making.

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“Inteiiegence is the ability to adapt to change.”

Stephen Hawking, astro-physicist