"Grandma's Advice on Ambition "Children, if you aim for the stars you'll be impaled by small meteorites and become toast."
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"And now I see the face of god, and I raise this god over the earth, this god whom men have sought since men came into being, this god who will grant them joy and peace and pride. This god, this one word: 'I."
"living eulogy.she danced.she sang. she took.she gave.she loved.she created.she dissented. she enlivened.she saw. she grew. she sweated.she changed.she learned. she laughed.she shed her skin.she bled on the pages of her days,she walked through walls,she lived with intention."
"Not forever does the bulbul singIn balmy shades of bowers,Not forever lasts the springNor ever blossom the flowers.Not forever reigneth joy,Sets the sun on days of bliss,Friendships not forever last,They know not life, who know not this."
"Boasting vs. Toasting [10w] + {Couplet} What many call boasting to my success I call toasting."
"Life is the flower for which love is the honey."
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"If disaster, so be it, they said to themselves. There was nothing to be done except what could be done. The rest -- like the salt water around them, which swallowed the snow without effort, remaining what it was implacably -- was out of their hands, beyond."
"The secret to humor is surprise."
"It is strange how often a heart must be broken Before the years can make it wise."
"People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book."
"Technology is a compulsive and addictive way to live. Verbal communication cannot be lost because of a lack of skill. The ability to listen and learn is key to mastering the art of communication. If you don't use your verbal skills and networking, it will disappear rapidly. Use technology wisely."
"How do you explain to a nonreader that books aren't just things but treasured friends? Companions?"
"I loved Peter Sellers. I thought he was the perfect mix of physical comedy with out-of-the-box humor. I loved his tone; I loved his physicality; I loved everything about what he was doing as a comedic actor."
"Now [10w] + {Couplet} Whether you Hurry up! or P r o c r a s t i n a t e,the NOW doesn't discriminate."
"In all debates, let truth be thy aim, not victory, or an unjust interest."
"People have incredible nerve to do terrible things, but never actually admit to them."
"There're things we keep hidden from one another. Things we hide from ourselves. Things that are kept hidden from us. And things no one knows. You always learn the damnedest things at the worst possible times."
"Probably the wisest words that were ever uttered to me. Came from a therapist. I was sitting in her office, crying my eyes out. . . and she said, "So let me get this straight. You base your personal happiness on things entirely out of your control."
"Who made you Queen of Literacy? Go sit in your car!"
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