"What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more than the thing given."

-- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.”
“I wonder if it's possible to start a new relationship without hurting someone else.”
“Actually, I look the same in real life as I do in the movies.”
“This is the most complicated relationship since Romeo and Juliet," she complained. "You're both hopeless. I mean, what is the big problem? You love him. He adores you. You get together and live happily ever after. Any questions? No, of course not. That'll be ten dollars, thank you.”
“I have never been able to carry out any work coolly. On the contrary it is done, so to speak, with my own blood. Anyone who looks at my works must be able to sense that.”
“Money and ownership alone aren't enough. Set high goals, encourage competition, and then keep score.”
“In the North, the sale of government bonds was the one measure for raising funds that seemed to work. Even that, however, with the lure of compounded interest to be paid in gold at a future date, failed to raise more than about half the needed amount. So the Union faced a real dilemma. The only options remaining were (1) terminate the war or (2) print fiat money. For Lincoln and the Republicans who controlled Congress, the choice was never seriously in doubt.”
“The healthcare reform bill now includes a tanning booth tax of 10 percent. You know what this means? This whole thing could be funded by the cast of 'Jersey Shore.'”

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