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God helps those who strut their stuff.
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motivational
humor
inspirational
humor-inspirational
life-philosophy
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Dan Sofer |
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I go on the presumption that everyone's full of shit until proven otherwise, and this usually serves me in good stead.
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character
humor
humor-inspirational
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Dennis Lehane |
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As for my brothers,' Zeus said, 'we are thankful -' he cleared his throat, like the words were hard to get out - 'erm, thankful for the aid of Hades.' The Lord of the Dead nodded. He had a smug look on his face, but I figure he'd earned the right. He patted his son Nico on the shoulders, and Nico looked happier than I'd ever seen him.
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inspirational
pay-back
humor-inspirational
zeus
nico-di-angelo
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Rick Riordan |
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bf8a020
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You can wipe your feet on me, twist my motives around all you like, you can dump millstones on my head and drown me in the river, but you can't get me out of the story. I'm the plot, babe, and don't ever forget it.
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humor-inspirational
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Margaret Atwood |
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a1d776e
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Inside the mirrored elevator, Mulch used a telescopic pointer to push P for the penthouse. For the first few months he had jumped to reach the button, but that was undignified behavior for a millionaire. And besides, he was certain that Art could hear the thumping from the security desk.
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humor
humor-inspirational
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Eoin Colfer |
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52a4389
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You can't understand Twenty-first-Century Politics with an Eighteenth-Century Brain.
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politics
political-humor
george-lakeoff
humor-inspirational
progressive
political-science
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George Lakoff |
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The only way to the top is killing and greed. Okay, I'm kidding. But killing helps.
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humor-inspirational
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Douglas Coupland |
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If you believe in the eighteenth century view of the mind, you will look and act wimpy. You will think that all you need to do is give people the facts and the figures and they will reach the right conclusion. You will think that all you need to do is point out where their interests lie, and they will act politically to maximize them. You will believe in polling and focus groups: you will believe that if you ask people what their interests are, they will be aware of them and will tell you, and will vote on it. You will not have any need to appeal to emotion---indeed, to do so would be wrong! You will not have to speak of values; facts and figures will suffice. You will not have to change people's brains; their reason should be enough. You will not have to frame the facts; they will speak for themselves. You just have to get the facts to them...
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life-and-living
does-it-make-a-sound
george-lakeoff
humor-irony-death-zombie
life-interpreting
political-interpreting
relationship-interpreting
humor-inspirational
political-philosophy
political-science
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George Lakoff |
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OK. The trick is when you've said something embarrassing by mistake is not to overreact. Instead, keep your chin up and pretend nothing happened.
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humorous
humor-inspirational
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Sophie Kinsella |
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Arguing whether or not God exists is like fleas arguing whether or not the dog exists. Arguing over the correct name of God is like fleas arguing over the name of the dog. And arguing over whose notion of God is correct is like fleas arguing over who owns the dog.
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humorous
humour
spirituality
humor-inspirational
spirituality-quotes
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Robert Fulghum |