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Quote by H.L. Mencken
The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy,

The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line. – H.L. Mencken

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Say what you will about the Ten Commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them. – H.L. Mencken

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I remember a specific moment, watching my grandmother hang the clothes on the line, and her saying to me, you are going to have to learn to do this, and me being in that space of awareness and knowing that my life would not be the same as my grandmothers life. – Oprah Winfrey

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Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. – Confucius

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Religion is more than life. Remember that his own religion is the truest to every man even if it stands low in the scales of philosophical comparison. – Mahatma Gandhi

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Its the game of life. Do I win or do I lose? One day theyre gonna shut the game down. I gotta have as much fun and go around the board as many times as I can before its my turn to leave. – Tupac Shakur

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Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. – Douglas Adams

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I have nothing but sympathy for the people who are forced to work with me. Im better now at picking out those that want to play that game with me, and those that dont. – Alton Brown

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When one of your dreams come true, you begin to look at the others more carefully. – Anon.

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I dont think I can answer questions about the trust fund. – Louise Woodward

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