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" Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain the lazy one never. "

Benjamin Franklin

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" One today is worth two tomorrows. "

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" Put two ships in the open sea, without wind or tide, and, at last, they will come together. Throw two planets into space, and they will fall one on the other. Place two enemies in the midst of a crowd, and they will inevitably meet; it is a fatality, a question of time; that is all. "

" I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall rise refreshed in the morning. "

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" If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions? "

" Hunger is the best pickle. "

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" Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat. "

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" Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards. "

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" Tough times never last, but tough people do. "

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" 'Back To Love' is a way of letting people know that sometimes you get caught up in trying to be successful in school or in your social life, and it's a reminder not to forget that each day people are getting older. Nobody is promised tomorrow, so we should make sure that we spend quality time with quality people. "

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" I regret those times when I've chosen the dark side. I've wasted enough time not being happy. "

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" That's why this generation is the least racist generation ever. You see it all the time. Go to any club. People are intermingling, hanging out, having fun, enjoying the same music. Hip-hop is not just in the Bronx anymore. It's worldwide. Everywhere you go, people are listening to hip-hop and partying together. Hip-hop has done that. "

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" For my own part, I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen the representative of our country. He is a bird of bad moral character. He does not get his living honestly. "

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" Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time. "

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" Beauty and folly are old companions. "

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