"The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection."

-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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“My temperament is not inclined toward more self-promotion than is absolutely necessary for my professional well-being.”
“The best rock musicians are the most exciting people in the world.”
“Day offers two equally necessary sacraments - the benediction of morning and the absolution of dusk. In the morning coffee blesses and in the evening wine absolves.”
“The North can make a steam engine, locomotive or railway car; hardly a yard of cloth or a pair of shoes can you make. You are rushing into war with one of the most powerful, ingeniously mechanical and determined people on earth-right at your doors. You are bound to fail. Only in spirit and determination are you prepared for war. In all else you are totally unprepared, with a bad cause to start with.”

Source : Said to David F. Boyd at the Louisiana State Seminary on December 24, 1860. "The Civil War: A Book of Quotations" by Robert Blaisdell, 2004.
“We say of some things that they can't be forgiven, or that we will never forgive ourselves. But we do-we do it all the time.”

Source : FaceBook post by Alice Munro from Nov 09, 2013
“What's cool about renting is that you don't care about your house getting destroyed. So I think that is the number-one thing. Just going "Sure, you can jump off the roof. I think that's safe! Let's just paint on the walls! I bet the beer bottle will break before it shatters the window!" Not caring about the environment is a plus. And a ton of booze. And underage kids. That just ups the excitement value of the party, like, "Oh my God, we could all go to prison."”

Source : "Adam Devine on How to Throw a House Party". Interview with Emily Zemler, www.esquire.com. October 24, 2013.
“I balance family and career by doing what makes me the happiest! That for me, without question, is putting my family and kids first.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“My concern about Barack Obama is he ran a campaign in 2008 where he said we're going to bring people together and solve big problems. And he specifically talked about the need to reach across the aisle and deal with issues like the economy, which was obviously the top issue in 2008. It has not happened.”

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