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"A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him I may think aloud."

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Literature1803–1882

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"When adults first become conscious of something new, they usually either attack or try to escape from it... Attack includes such mild forms as ridicule, and escape includes merely putting out of mind."

— William Ian Beardmore Beveridge

Entertainment1908–2006

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"Is what you're about to do more likely to expand or limit your ability to get what you really want? Executive intelligence."

— David Allen

counseling1945–1999

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"We caught a lot of people off guard, which is cool. And I think we made things more enjoyable for the boyfriends who had been dragged to the concert."

— Skye Sweetnam

Music1988

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