“Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
Abraham Lincoln, quoted in the Tampa Bay Times
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“You never fail until you stop trying.”
Albert Einstein, quoted in The Cincinnati Enquirer
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in a moment of comfort and convenience but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
Martin Luther King Jr., quoted in the Syracuse, N.Y., Post-Standard
“It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.”
Edmund Burke, quoted in the Associated Press
“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of leaving things undone.”
Writer Lin Yutang, quoted in O, the Oprah Magazine
“I think of the past as a little sister. I love her—but she could benefit from a couple more showers.”
Alanis Morissette, quoted in More
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Trump wants a weaker dollar but economists aren’t so sureTalking Points A weaker dollar can make imports more expensive but also boost gold
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Political cartoons for February 3Cartoons Tuesday’s political cartoons include empty seats, the worst of the worst of bunnies, and more
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Trump’s Kennedy Center closure plan draws ireSpeed Read Trump said he will close the center for two years for ‘renovations’
