"Lonely people keep up a ceaseless flow of commentary on themselves."

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“When lying to someone, look him straight in the eye.”

“Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.”

“To be successful be ahead of your time, but only a little.”

“Wisdom cannot prevent a fall, but may cushion it.”

“Wisdom remembers. Happiness forgets.”

“Ideology has shaped the very sofa on which I sit.”

Resonant Thoughts

"An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it."

— James A. Michener

Literature1907–1997

#Human Nature

"When you see me now, I'm nothing but a big overgrown tough mama's boy. And I speak that with glee because the problem with society is we don't have enough mama's boys."

— Mr. T

Entertainment1952

#Human Nature

"I was born in 1953, a child of the Cold War era, raised amid the constant fear of a conflict with the potential to destroy humanity. Whatever other dangers may exist, no such fear exists today. Mine i…"

— Tony Blair

Politics1953

#Human Nature

"Tacitus appears to have been as great an enthusiast as Petrarch for the revival of the republic and universal empire. He has exerted the vengeance of history upon the emperors, but has veiled the cons…"

— John Adams

Politics1947

#wisdom