One of the painful signs of years of dumbed-down education is how many people are unable to make a coherent argument. They can vent their emotions, question other people's motives, make bold assertions, repeat slogans-- anything except reason. ― Thomas Sowell

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Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

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People will always talk, so lets give them sumthin to talk about

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Pay bad people with your goodness; fight their hatred with your kindness. Even if you do not achieve a victory over other people, you will conquer yourself.

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In order to be really good as a librarian, everything counts towards your work, every play you go see, every concert you hear, every trip you take, everything you read, everything you know. I don’t know of another occupation like that. The more you know, the better you’re going to be. ― Allen Smith

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Often people ask how I manage to be happy despite having no arms and no legs. The quick answer is that I have a choice. I can be angry about not having limbs, or I can be thankful that I have a purpose. I chose gratitude.

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Success definitely brings on loneliness. People think you're lucky, that you have everything. They think you can go anywhere and do anything, but that's not the point. One hungers for the basic stuff.

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Find better company, find company of people better than yourself so you be surrounded with those best in character and so you may learn something.

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The Obama representatives like Robert Gibbs attack people viciously, but people like me will not be silent and will answer them back.- Donald Trump

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If you know you are on the right track, if you have this inner knowledge, then nobody can turn you off… no matter what they say.– Barbara McClintock

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