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God made everything out of nothing. But the nothingness shows through. ~Paul Valery, Mauvaises pensees et autres, 1942
The reason there are so few female politicians is that it is too much trouble to put makeup on two faces. ~Maureen Murphy
Gardens... should be like lovely, well-shaped girls: all curves, secret corners, unexpected deviations, seductive surprises and then still more curves. ~H.E. Bates, A Love of Flowers
A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them. ~Victor Hugo
Reality is a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs. ~Lily Tomlin
I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
I would believe only in a God that knows how to dance. ~Friedrich Nietzsche
What "love" is I don't know if it's not the response of our deepest natures to one another. ~William Carlos Williams
Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells. ~J. Paul Getty
There are two kinds of people in the world, Notre Dame lovers and Notre Dame haters. And, quite frankly, they're both a pain in the ass. ~Dan Devine, former Notre Dame football coach
Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. ~Aaron Levenstein
The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them. ~Karl Marx
Death is losing its terror. It is the emergency exit for a world that is becoming more frightening death ever was. ~Julian Green, Diary, 28 December 1958
The scientific truth may be put quite briefly; eat moderately, having an ordinary mixed diet, and don't worry. ~Robert Hutchison, 1932
Surrounded by people who love life, you love it too; surrounded by people who don't, you don't. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966
It has always been my private conviction that any man who pits his intelligence against a fish and loses has it coming. ~John Steinbeck
The real differences around the world today are not between Jews and Arabs; Protestants and Catholics; Muslims, Croats, and Serbs. The real differences are between those who embrace peace and those who would destroy it; between those who look to the future and those who cling to the past; between those who open their arms and those who are determined to clench their fists. ~William J. Clinton, 1997
What would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told. ~Andre Gide
I cannot afford to waste my time making money. ~Louis Agassiz
Perhaps this is our strange and haunting paradox here in America - that we are fixed and certain only when we are in movement. ~Thomas Wolfe
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