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Use the right word, not its second cousin.


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The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.



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If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.



Never regret anything that made you smile.

Never regret anything that made you smile.



All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.



Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.



Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.

Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.



Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.



Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.



Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.



If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.

If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.





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If we don't forgive, we stay emotionally handcuffed to the person who hurt us.



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[People] are woefully underestimating this country and what it can achieve.



Little choices determine habit; Habit carves and molds character. Which makes the big decisions.

Little choices determine habit; Habit carves and molds character. Which makes the big decisions.




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Eliminating spin improves transparency and trust.



Tempus never left a problem for another to solve. Tempus never let the pain or difficulty of an undertaking persuade him not to pursue a resolution his heart thought was right. Tempus never gave up.

Tempus never left a problem for another to solve. Tempus never let the pain or difficulty of an undertaking persuade him not to pursue a resolution his heart thought was right. Tempus never gave up.



Call immediately. Time is running out. We both need to do something monstrous before we die.

Call immediately. Time is running out. We both need to do something monstrous before we die.



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