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"You can't go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do."
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"People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character."

"Only one thing can conquer war - that attitude of mind which can see nothing in war but destruction and annihilation."

"When you carry a frown you will see more frowns, when you carry a smile you will see more smiles."

"Every morning we wake up with the same choice: What will my attitude be today? Ask yourself that without fail. Decide that no matter what the day brings, your attitude will include three elements: an awareness of how far you've come, gratitude for where you are, and determination to keep moving in the right direction."

"Opportunity will only meet you in the domain of your chosen attitude."

"Attitude is the source of beauty, self-confidence, success and happiness."
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"When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough."

"In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy."

"If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words."

"Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one. It's a drug. It distorts reality, and that's the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw."

"I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult."

"Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine."

"As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you."

"Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back."

"I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word - politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit."
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