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“I like pessimists. They’re always the ones who bring life jackets for the boat.”
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“Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish every moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we've lived. After all Number One, we're only mortal.”
Source : "Fictional character: Jean-Luc Picard". "Star Trek: Generations", www.imdb.com. 1994. 
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“We judge others instantly by their clothes, their cars, their appearance, their race, their education, their social status. The list is endless. What gets me is that most people decide who another person is before they have even spoken to them. What's even worse is that these same people decide who someone else is, and don't even know who they are themselves.”
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“In fine, the truffle is the very diamond of gastronomy.”
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“The joke in aviation is, 'If you want to make a million, you'd better start with £10m.'”
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“A society committed to the search for truth must give protection to, and set a high value upon, the independent and original mind, however angular, however rasping, however socially unpleasant it may be; for it is upon such minds, in large measure, that the effective search for truth depends.”
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“The skies were blue when I was coming up. I want my kids to have the same opportunity, if not better, than I had.”
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“The hills of one’s youth are all mountains”
Source : Mari Sandoz (1986). “The Story Catcher”, p.157, U of Nebraska Press
