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Anderson Cooper: Many forms of patriotism

“There are many forms of patriotism and telling the truth is one of them.” —Anderson Cooper.

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Garth Brooks: Something money can't buy

“You aren’t wealthy until you have something money can’t buy.” —Garth Brooks.

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Louis L'Amour: Victory

“Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.” —Louis L’Amour.

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Henry Beston: Other nations

“The animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours, they move finished and complete, gifted with extension of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren; they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendor and travail of…

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Mark Rober: Stoked

“Nobody who plays Super Mario Brothers or some video game for the first time falls into a pit and is just like: ‘oh my gosh I fell into a pit, I failed, how embarrassing, I never want to play this game again.’ You’re like: ‘okay crap, there’s a pit right there. Okay, next time I’m gonna go a little bit faster, I’m going to jump a little earlier.’ You immediately learn from the failure and you’re…

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Lao Tzu: Nature does not hurry

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” —Lao Tzu.

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Jerome K Jerome: Blessing not in disguise

“What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.” —Jerome K Jerome.

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John F Kennedy: We are not afraid

“We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.” —John F. Kennedy.

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Stephen Covey: Vicious, downward cycle

“The more people rationalise cheating, the more it becomes a culture of dishonesty. And that can become a vicious, downward cycle.” —Stephen Covey.

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Walker Percy: Worst of us

“We love those who know the worst of us and don’t turn their faces away.”  —Walker Percy.

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Jeff Bezos: Amazon versus New York City

“If we ran Amazon the way New York City runs their school system, your packages would take six weeks to arrive. We’d have to charge you a $100 delivery fee. And then when the package did finally arrive, it’d have the wrong item in it anyway.” —Jeff Bezos.

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Hubert Horatio Humphrey: Moral test of government

“The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life — the sick, the needy, and the handicapped.”  —Hubert Horatio Humphrey.

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Dr James Jay Horning: Judgment

“Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.” —Dr. James Jay Horning.

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Modern Proverb: Software is a mind game

“Software is a mind game. The moment you stop thinking, you start creating technical debt.” —Modern Proverb.

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Suzanne Somers: Forgiveness

“Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.” —Suzanne Somers.

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Victor Borge: Right idea

“Santa Claus has the right idea — visit people only once a year.” —Victor Borge.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Tomorrow is a new day

“Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson.