"What ought a man be? Well, my short answer is 'himself'."

-- Henrik Ibsen

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“There are times to let things happen, and times to make things happen. Now is that time. You will either make things happen, watch what happens, or wonder what happened.”
“Aunt Jane observed, the second time She tumbled off a bus, 'The step is short from the Sublime To the Ridiculous.”

Source : 'Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes' (1899) 'Equanimity'.
“There are few women in America that don't want to lose 5 pounds, but I refuse to let that thought dominate my life. And there are too many other real problems in the world - real obesity problems and real hunger problems - to worry that much about a few pounds that I'd like to lose.”
“The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one's self. And the arbitrariness of the constraint serves only to obtain precision of execution.”
“The feminist women's organization NOW has endorsed Carol Moseley-Braun for president. Once again NOW has shown it is so far behind the times it should change its name to THEN.”
“In reality, a person questioning the existence of the Satanic conspiracy is merely pointing out that the emperor is wearing no clothes. In that case, one can understand why the emperor's tailors get upset and suggest the person doing the pointing is a tool of the devil. Then the question comes down to one of whether the crowd will believe the evidence they have before them, or if they will buy into the tailors' fantasies.”

Source : "The Pulling Report". limsk.tripod.com. 1990.
“Faith is caught rather than taught.”
“It often takes two to do a good painting - one to paint it, and another to rap the painter smartly with a hammer before he or she can ruin it.”

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