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"If you can't be honest with your friends and colleagues and loved ones, then what is life all about?"
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"As clichA© as it might sound, I'd rather lose than win by cheating. The latter is a much deeper, more personal loss in that one is admittedly whispering to himself his lack of competence. His cheating then begets more cheating, as he is ever-privately, ever-subconsciously insulting himself; thus, gradually deteriorating any remaining confidence."

"Right and wrong becomes more difficult for each of us as we grow older, because the older we get the more we know personally about our own human frailties."

"We should be people of principles and should fight for these principles."

"It is better to lose friends than to lose your reputation, and better to lose riches than to lose your integrity."

"Delayed gratification is a major virtue that is missing from our society."
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"She's been used to hiding her feelings for so long, no wonder her manner can be a little awkward."


"I can never resist telling people good news. I mean, why not brighten someone else's life too?"


"To be honest, going out with Ed after Josh is like moving on to Duchy Originals super-tasty seeded loaf after plastic white bread. (I don't mean to be rude about Josh. And I didn't realize it at the time. But it is. He is. Plastic white bread.)"


"There's no such thing as ruining your life. Life's a pretty resilient thing, it turns out."


"This is what happens. You tell your friends your most personal secrets, and they use them against you."


"But you can't stay with people because of guilt. Or because they can drive a speedboat."
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