“No man is crushed by misfortune unless he has first been deceived by prosperity.”
Seneca, quoted in The Boston Globe
“When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.”
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Nora Ephron, quoted in NYTimes.com
“The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology.”
Biologist Edward O. Wilson, quoted in the Monterey County, Calif., Herald
“If you can’t be a good example, then you’ll just have to be a horrible warning.”
Novelist Catherine Aird, quoted in the Savannah Morning News
“The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I’ll never be as good as a wall.”
Comedian Mitch Hedberg, quoted in the Montreal Gazette
“The dream which is not fed with dream disappears.”
Poet Antonio Porchia, quoted in The Village Voice
“Talent does you no good unless it’s recognized by someone else.”
Employment guru Robert Half, quoted in Forbes.com
