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The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. – Confucius (551 B.C. – 479 B.C.)
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We’ve gotten to the point where everybody’s got a right and nobody’s got a responsibility. – Newton Minow (FCC chairman)
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Character – the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life – is the source from which self respect springs. – Joan Didion (1934 – )
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All of the books in the world contain no more information [data] than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value. – Carl Sagan (1934-1996)
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A picture is worth a thousand words. An interface is worth a thousand pictures. – Ben Shneiderman
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You should treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster. – Quentin Crisp
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I have dreams, and I have nightmares. I overcame the nightmares because of my dreams. – Jonas Salk
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The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure and pleasure my business. – Aaron Burr
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Dream as big as you can dream, and anything is possible.- Michael Phelps
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Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
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We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. – Frederick Keonig
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Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don’t. – Pete Seeger
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The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only far more expensive. – John Sladek
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The future is here. It’s just not widely distributed yet. – William Gibson
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The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be. – Paul Valery (1871-1945)
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Many people flounder about in life because they have no purpose. Before it is possible to achieve anything, an objective must be set. – George Halas
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To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle, Every cubic inch of space is a miracle. – Walt Whitman
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Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of purpose. – Andy Rooney
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Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don’t. – Pete Seeger
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Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own. – Carol Burnett
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Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest. – Mark Twain
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Cheerfulness is full of significance: it suggests good health, a clear conscience, and a soul at peace with all human nature. – Charles Kingsley
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It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. – Voltaire (1694- 1778)
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The only deadly sin I know is cynicism. – Henry L. Stimson
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If a window of opportunity appears, don’t pull down the shade. – Tom Peters
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The second best decision in time is infinitely better than the perfect decision too late. – Omar Bradley
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People will only follow you if they see you’re ahead, are convinced you know the route, trust you, and want to get there too. – Patrick Dixon
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It is said that power corrupts, but actually it’s more true that power attracts the corruptible. – David Brin
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The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves. – William Hazlitt
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There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty. – John Adams