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Merely to live without a pain Is little gladness, little gain, Ah, welcome joy tho' mixt with grief The thorn-set flower that crowns the leaf.
I hope to go into a poem sober and come out a little drunk. And if I do then that's a real poem.
I hate Mcdonalds ... but i'm forced to eat it.
These bankers here ain't no different than anybody else. They lie, they cheat, they steal. Difference is, they don't get caught.
The abuse of detainees in U.S. custody has severely undermined our Nation's position in the world.
When the odds seem insurmountable and it seems impossible to overcome them, most people will give up.The true heroes in this world are those who ...
So much death and no coffee to be had.
I should have known. The first tip I got was when she rarely showed up in court for the second trial.
The death is a bearable certainty. If it would only hurry.
Sometimes It's awesome to be childish with your friend or partner.
The failure is the man who stays down when he falls.
Dictionaries stop where the heart starts.
It is pretty amazing. My parents, who came from Nicaragua to the U.S. - who would have thought that they would have American kids on ...
Howard Hughes was in serious trouble.
My passion is to open people's eyes to the sea using the power of photography as a universal language to convince the unconvinced among us ...
The Israeli philosopher Avishai Margalit has suggested that the important thing is not a person's identity but his or her identifications. Tablet: A New Read ...
The human capacity for self-deception is very impressive, often showing breathtaking flights of creativity. - Jerry L. Horner, Daniel Seligman Research Associate ...
[I]f you know what life is worth / You would look for yours on earth."266
Love ceases to be a demon only when he ceases to be a god.
Money will never buy happiness, but managing your money well can provide the peace of mind that will allow you to focus your family on ...
He had a toughness about him, and his five grand Savile Row suit did little to hide the fact that he worked out regularly. He ...
It's harder and harder to make a well-done romantic comedy these days because the conventions have been so played out.
Prometheus: Yes, I stopped mortals from foreseeing their doom. Chorus: What cure did you discover for that sickness? Prometheus: I sowed in them blind hopes.
Time served does not guarantee maturity.
Or was it just the eyes of the watcher that gave character to the world?
Jack gazed down at the black surface of the sea. He felt and affinity with the ocean, as if it were a kindred spirit. The ...
It's taking our officers much longer to respond to an accident because they have to fight their way through all of the traffic just to ...
Happiness isn't a thing. You can't go out and get it like a cup of tea. It's the way you feel about things.
One of the healthiest ways to gamble is with a spade and a package of garden seeds.
Running through my mind are thoughts of all the races I ran. On my chest are medals from the races I won. In my heart ...
The jury was a cynical, unsophisticated bunch, seemingly incapable of empathy, eager to embrace defense bromides however haphazardly delivered.
Stay a while and Listen.
My lord, I cannot thank you enough for what you've done for my daughters," he muttered. Lucien had paid Roland's debts, however it had cost ...
The invisibility in which we live next to one another is appalling, Kukla thought.
I find I go in airports anywhere in the country, and someone's always coming up to me and saying 'Hey, you're at my country club ...
Start looking at everything around you as a photo story, then decide how you could best tell that story - in one photograph.
Written in pencil in the sealed railway carhere in this carloadI am evewith abel my sonif you see my older soncain son of adam tell ...
I believe that having something new happen, no matter how small, is what makes for a healthy day, no matter how many days may be ...
We loved all the words in your manuscript, but we were wondering if you could maybe put them in a completely different order." Dave Coverly
On the flip side, no one has any idea who the hell I am. I felt like I had to prove myself to them. On ...
Stealing is wrong Billy
If you would have watched her from the roof, you would have seen a broad grin over her face.
There is no need to hold on to what's obsolete: One never loses what one tosses away deliberately.
I spent a good amount of my time - like a lot of guys my age - obsessing and blowing things up with G.I. Joes. ...
When in doubt, don't post.
I didn't want my music to be confused - even though I was and had a lot of questions. I wanted my music to capture ...
One bad day could turn into a bad year if you're not careful. Or, a bad rest of your life if you're not careful. Because ...
Diplomacy is the art of letting other people have your way.
I was known for throwing knives.
Of those who start TaeKwonDo training, only about 5% stick with it until they achieve the Black Belt Rank. Then perhaps 80% of those who ...