the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise. This philosophy fitted on to my early adult life, when I saw the improbable, the implausible, often the "impossible," come true.

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The ability to hold two competing thoughts in one's mind and still be able to function is the mark of a superior mind

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Her philosophy is carpe diem for herself and laissez faire for others.

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"A woman should be able to kiss a man beautifully and romantically without any desire to be either his wife or his mistress." ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

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To be kind is more important than to be right. Many times, what people need is not a brilliant mind that speaks but a special heart that listens.

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The farmers may be the backbone of the country, but who wants to be a backbone?

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For what it's worth, it's never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you're proud of and if you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start over.

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The world only exists in your eyes. You can make it as big or as small as you want

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Experience is the name so many people give to their mistakes.

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It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.

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