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"The great art of life is to moderate our passions. Objects of affection are like other belongings. We must love them enough to enrich our lives while we have them, not enough to impoverish our lives when they are gone."

"Extreme right-wingers are known for giving God a bad name; extreme left-wingers are known for giving God a weak name. He's not as simple as conservative versus liberal, old versus new. His wings are balanced. God is both and neither."

"With no positivity, there is no hope; with no negativity, there is no improvement."

"If you move faster than the music, it will look strange; if you move slower than the music, it will look strange! Be like autumn leaves which follow exactly the rhythm of the wind!"

"Don't always deprive yourself trying to please others."

"Although it may serve you well, any strength or skill which is overused can become a limitation when it forces you to constantly be moving and looking for the next best thing. Distractions, interruptions, and incessantly chasing after the next golden ring can become the norm."
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"Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself - a lad of about 19."

"The critic leaves at curtain fall To find, in starting to review it, He scarcely saw the play at all For starting to review it."

"Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor."

"The world organization debates disarmament in one room and, in the next room, moves the knights and pawns that make national arms imperative."

"I can only assume that your editorial writer tripped over the First Amendment and thought it was the office cat."

"There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another."

"English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street."
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