motivational quotes
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motivational quotes
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motivational quotes
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motivational quotes
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He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. ~Clarence Budington Kelland
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Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened. ~Jennifer Yane
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Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes. ~Gloria Naylor
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There is still no cure for the common birthday. ~John Glenn
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We advance in years somewhat in the manner of an invading army in a barren land; the age that we have reached, as the saying goes, we but hold with an outpost, and still keep open communications with the extreme rear and first beginnings of the march. ~Robert Louis Stevenson, "Virginibus Puerisque II," Virginibus Puerisque, 1881
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Spread the diaper in the position of the diamond with you at bat. Then fold second base down to home and set the baby on the pitcher's mound. Put first base and third together, bring up home plate and pin the three together. Of course, in case of rain, you gotta call the game and start all over again. ~Jimmy Piersal, on how to diaper a baby, 1968
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When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years. ~Author unknown, commonly attributed to Mark Twain but no evidence has yet been found for this (Thanks, Garson O'Toole!)
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We know we're getting old when the only thing we want for our birthday is not to be reminded of it. ~Author Unknown
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Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis
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Henry James once defined life as that predicament which precedes death, and certainly nobody owes you a debt of honor or gratitude for getting him into that predicament. But a child does owe his father a debt, if Dad, having gotten him into this peck of trouble, takes off his coat and buckles down to the job of showing his son how best to crash through it. ~Clarence Budington Kelland
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I don't care how poor a man is; if he has family, he's rich. ~M*A*S*H, Colonel Potter
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Are we not like two volumes of one book? ~Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
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There is still no cure for the common birthday. ~John Glenn
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You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely. ~Ogden Nash
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Thanks to modern medical advances such as antibiotics, nasal spray, and Diet Coke, it has become routine for people in the civilized world to pass the age of 40, sometimes more than once. ~Dave Barry, "Your Disintegrating Body," Dave Barry Turns 40, 1990
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Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time. ~Jean Paul Richter
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Dad, you're someone to look up to no matter how tall I've grown. ~Author Unknown
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They say that age is all in your mind. The trick is keeping it from creeping down into your body. ~Author Unknown
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A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age. ~Robert Frost
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A father carries pictures where his money used to be. ~Author Unknown
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Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes. ~Gloria Naylor
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It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons. ~Johann Schiller
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Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever. ~Author Unknown
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In childhood, we yearn to be grown-ups. In old age, we yearn to be kids. It just seems that all would be wonderful if we didn't have to celebrate our birthdays in chronological order. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
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First you forget names; then you forget faces; then you forget to zip up your fly; and then you forget to unzip your fly. ~Branch Rickey
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Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed. ~Charles Schulz
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It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons. ~Johann Schiller
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Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever. ~Author Unknown
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Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected. ~Red Buttons
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Father! - to God himself we cannot give a holier name. ~William Wordsworth
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Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle. ~Bob Hope
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Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time. ~Jean Paul Richter
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A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip. ~Author Unknown
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A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip. ~Author Unknown
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Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis
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My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, "You're tearing up the grass." "We're not raising grass," Dad would reply. "We're raising boys." ~Harmon Killebrew
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Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life. ~Herbert Asquith
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Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed. ~Charles Schulz
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Dad, you're someone to look up to no matter how tall I've grown. ~Author Unknown
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Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever. ~Author Unknown
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It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons. ~Johann Schiller
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When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not; but my faculties are decaying now and soon I shall be so I cannot remember any but the things that never happened. It is sad to go to pieces like this but we all have to do it. ~Mark Twain
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When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years. ~Author unknown, commonly attributed to Mark Twain but no evidence has yet been found for this (Thanks, Garson O'Toole!)
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We know we're getting old when the only thing we want for our birthday is not to be reminded of it. ~Author Unknown
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He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. ~Clarence Budington Kelland
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The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. ~Lucille Ball
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Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever. ~Don Marquis
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Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act. ~Truman Capote
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Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~Elizabeth Stone
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The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left. ~Jerry M. Wright