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In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, s

In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. – Thomas Jefferson

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In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue. – Thomas Jefferson

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Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. – Thomas Jefferson

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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, not forgetting to leave others be as you would have them leave you be. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Let me be thankful first, because I never was robbed before; second, because although they took my purse, they did not take my life; third, although they took my all, it was not much; and fourthly, because it was I who was robbed, and not I who robbed. – Matthew Henry (1662–1714)

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Character is doing the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay. – Michael Josephson, whatwillmatter.com

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You do not wake up one morning a bad person. It happens by a thousand tiny surrenders of self-respect to self-interest. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. – Thomas Gray

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I love crispy, cool sheets. – Ryan Murphy

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The poetry that sustains me is when I feel that, for a minute, the clouds have parted and Ive seen ecstasy or something. – Rita Dove

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My two secrets to staying healthy: wash your hands all the time. And, if you cant, use Purell or one of the sanitizers. And the other is hot peppers. I eat a lot of hot peppers. I for some reason started doing that in 1992, and I swear by it. – Hillary Clinton

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