Quotes about life
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The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.
It is easy for an individual to move through those insensible gradations from left to right, but the act of crossing the Floor is one which requires serious attention. I am well informed on this matter for I have accomplished that difficult process, not only once, but twice.
Don't cry over spilt milk.
You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred.
When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.
Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.
I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That's what I see. That's the America I know!
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.
Forget the past — the future will give you plenty to worry about.
I do the very best I know how — the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.
Sometimes I am happy and sometimes not. I am, after all, a human being, you know. And I am glad that we are sometimes happy and sometimes not. You get your wisdom working by having different emotions.
Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it.
Globalization creates economic policies where the transnationals lord over us, and the result is misery and unemployment.
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
Kiss me and you will see how important I am.
Keep all special thoughts and memories for lifetimes to come. Share these keepsakes with others to inspire hope and build from the past, which can bridge to the future.
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