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Quote by Samuel Johnson
Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the anticipa

Such is the state of life, that none are happy but by the anticipation of change: the change itself is nothing when we have made it, the next wish is to change again. – Samuel Johnson

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Hope itself is a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords; but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses of hope must be expiated by pain. – Samuel Johnson

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Hope
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Samuel Johnson
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. – Samuel Johnson

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Knowledge
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Samuel Johnson
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All cities do face similar, significant trends in the future… most importantly global warming and climate change. – Cate Blanchett

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In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first. – Jimi Hendrix

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Governments cannot make marriages or turn feckless individuals into responsible citizens. That needs another kind of change agent. – Jonathan Sacks

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Really, each era has its own false nostalgia. We all put a picket fence up around something. For my generation it was the 50s, and for other generations it will be something else. Change is scary for everyone, as is complexity, contradiction, and an uncertain future. – Gary Ross

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One of the most difficult speeches to prepare is an address to a graduation class, which is why I dont often do them. – Jerry Moran

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Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues. – Johann von Goethe

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The man who has gotten everything he wants is all in favor of peace and order. – Jawaharlal Nehru

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Happiness is like the penny candy of our youth: we got a lot more for our money back when we had no money. – Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic’s Notebook, 1960

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