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" It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go. "

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Charles Baudelaire

" It's the people who try to be clever who never are; the people who are clever never think of trying to be. "

" The few who do are the envy of the many who only watch. "

" All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price. "

" One of the greatest joys known to man is to take a flight into ignorance in search of knowledge. "

Robert Staughton Lynd

" Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins. "

" A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better. "

" Don't bring your need to the marketplace, bring your skill. If you don't feel well, tell your doctor, but not the marketplace. If you need money, go to the bank, but not the marketplace. "

" We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment. "

" Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming. "

" I think; therefore I am. "

" United we stand, divided we fall. "

" The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself. "

" Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don't go well. "

" We are all gifted. That is our inheritance. "

" Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. "

" Don't just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will never grow from it. "

" Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know. "

" Many people, including some conservatives, have been very impressed with how brainy the president and his advisers are. But that is not quite as reassuring as it might seem. "

" Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals. "

" It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer. "

Albert Einstein

" I like both athletic girls and girly girls. It depends on their personality. I like girls who can go out and play sports with me and throw the football around, but you don't want a girl who's too much tougher than you. I like brainy girls who can respond to what I'm saying. "

Josh Hutcherson

" Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand. "

" If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten. "

" Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment. "

" No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible. "

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

" If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around. "