“Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.”
John Dryden, quoted in The Denver Post
“The best way to be boring is to leave nothing out.”
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“The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.”
Albert Einstein, quoted in the Savannah Morning News
“We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.”
Joan Didion, quoted in HuffingtonPost.com
“Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn’t the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment.”
Humorist Robert Benchley, quoted in the Associated Press
“It is better to live rich than to die rich.”
Samuel Johnson, quoted in Forbes.com
“There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.”
Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, quoted in The Times of India
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