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EPICTETUS 
Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through yo... 
To be, or not to be, that is the question. 
To be or not to be. That's not really a question. 
Be kind. We never know what people are going through. Give grace and mercy because one day your circ... 
To date or not to date that is the question. It's almost as important as Shakespeare's to be... 
To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be. 
To be or not to be isn't the question. The question is how to prolong being. 
Congratulations, to the people which made gotham series, still need some more and extra work! 
What if you are wrong? What if the gods sent you, and indeed the rest of us, not because we were nev... 
Don't you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you're not taking advantage of it?... 
Not everyone has the time to be normal. 
Life can only be understood looking backward. It must be lived forward. 
What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough ... 
I live my life progressing for nothing else but the best. 
We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be prai... 
We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be prai... 
He does not possess wealth that allows it to possess him. 
Most powerful of all powers in its holy insinuation is _being_. _To be_ is more powerful than even _... 
Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess. 
I know that David Tennant's Hamlet isn't till July. And lots of people are going to be doing Dr Who ... 
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In this long eternal quest to be more like our Savior, may we try to be “perfect” men and women ... 
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A girl likes to be crossed a little in love now and then.
If not as a true human, let me tell you as a Biologist, color of the skin does not define an individ... 
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In the beginning the Universe was created.
There was a terribly ghastly silence.
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He muttered something foul and then climbed the stairs, rapping twice on Timmie’s door.
Anything that is exclusive will be accused of elitism; living one’s dreams will be called pretenti... 
Intelligence does not always define wisdom, but adaptability to change does. 
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Yes! Very funny this terrible thing is. A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls i... 
Would it be an honor to be bestowed Hall of Fame credentials? Yeah. Does it define me as a person? N... 
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