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Quotations collected by the author of Ifferisms, I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like, Viva la Repartee, Oxymoronica, Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You.
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"The tragedies of your life one day have the potential to be comic stories the next." Nora Ephron (born May 19, 1941), quoting her mother.
"To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness." Bertrand Russell (born May 18, 1872). Oxymoronic wisdom.
"Education is to unsettle the minds of the young and inflame their intellects." Robert M. Hutchins (died May 17, 1977). Powerful metaphor.
"When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference." Jim Henson (died May 16, 1990, at 53). And so he did.
"Love must be learned, and learned again; there is no end to it." Katherine Anne Porter (b. May 15, 1890). U stop learning, U stop loving.
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"There is no frigate like a book/To take us lands away." Emily Dickinson (died May 15,1886). Sail away today
"Conceit is thinking you're great; egotism is knowing it." Bobby Darin (born May 14, 1936). He had it, and he knew it.
"Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision." Stevie Wonder (b. May 13, 1950). The blind often see clearly.
"Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.'" Mary Kay Ash (born May 12, 1918). Yes, everyone.
"Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings." Salvador Dali (b. May 11, 1904). You can't soar without wings, or without ambition.
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