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Almost a quote

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

How good it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live. – Henry David Thoreau

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Monday, June 15th, 2009

Wise men talk because they have something to say; women, because they have to say something. – Plato

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Friday, June 12th, 2009

It is not because people are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. – Seneca

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Thursday, June 11th, 2009

If an apple’s worth having once, it’s worth having twice. – Tom Stoppard

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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

I believe that every human has a finite number of opportunities. I don’t intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises. – Buzz Aldrin

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Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Love is one of the hardest arguments to refute. – Josh Billings

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Monday, June 8th, 2009

My parents only had one dog in forty-five years. It lasted forty-three years. – Cathy Ladman

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Friday, June 5th, 2009

Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too expensive. – Yogi Berra.

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Thursday, June 4th, 2009

In a pond koi can reach lengths of eighteen inches. Amazingly, when placed in a lake, koi can grow to three feet long. The metaphor is mathematical. You are limited by how you see the world. – Vince Poscente

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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

We are the people our parents warned us about. – Jimmy Buffett

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