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I can think of nothing more boring for the American people than to have to sit in their living rooms for a whole half hour looking at my face on their television screens.

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Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.

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We never regret having eaten too little.

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Depend upon it, after all, Thomas, Literature is the most noble of professions. In fact, it is about the only one fit for a man. For my own part, there is no seducing me from the path.

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Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing.

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Our friends should be companions who inspire us, who help us rise to our best.

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Love is this divine ingredient. It alone describes what can be our perfect relationship to our Heavenly Father and our family and neighbors, and the means by which we accomplish His work.

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I fear not, I see not reason for fear. In the end we will be the victors. For though at times the flame of liberty may cease to shine, the ember will never expire.

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Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper.

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A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator the smaller the fraction.

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