“The first 40 years of life give us the text; the next 30 supply the commentary on it.”
Arthur Schopenhauer, quoted in The Sacramento Bee
“Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.”
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“Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.”
John Dewey, quoted in The Arizona Republic
“Misery loves company, but company does not reciprocate.”
Architect Addison Mizner, quoted in the Associated Press
“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.”
Albert Einstein, quoted in the San Jose Mercury News
“Optimism can keep a fool from accepting failure.”
Ernest Hemingway, quoted in the New York Post
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Nepal chooses toddler as its new ‘living goddess’Under the Radar Girls between two and four are typically chosen to live inside the temple as the Kumari – until puberty strikes
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October 5 editorial cartoonsCartoons Sunday's political cartoons include half-truth hucksters, Capitol lockdown, and more
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