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Quote by Thornton Wilder
We do not choose the day of our birth nor may we choose the day of

We do not choose the day of our birth nor may we choose the day of our death, yet choice is the sovereign faculty of the mind. – Thornton Wilder

Other quotes by Thornton Wilder

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate. – Thornton Wilder

Category:
Happiness
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Thornton Wilder
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The test of an adventure is that when youre in the middle of it, you say to yourself, Oh, now Ive got myself into an awful mess; I wish I were sitting quietly at home. And the sign that somethings wrong with you is when you sit quietly at home wishing you were out having lots of adventure. – Thornton Wilder

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Adventure
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Thornton Wilder
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Other Quotes from
Death
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We live in grief for having left the womb, for having left the teat, then school, then home. In my case, it was leaving marriages, and the death of my wife. – William Shatner

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Death

The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic. – Joseph Stalin

Category:
Death

To awake from death is to die in peace. – Douglas Horton

Category:
Death

People on death row, the treatment of animals, womens right to choose. So much in America is based on religious fundamentalist Christianity. Grow up! This is the modern world! – Eddie Vedder

Category:
Death

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The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober. – William Butler Yeats

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No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now. – Alan Watts

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My family kinda hit the skids. We were experiencing poverty at that point. We all got a job, where the whole family had to work as security guards and janitors. And I just got angry. – Jim Carrey

Category:
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Worry is a prayer for chaos. – Gabrielle Bernstein, Add More -ing To Your Life, 2011

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Worry