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To observations which ourselves we make, we grow more partial for th' observer's sake. ↗

— Alexander Pope

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From an early age I was told that I was expected to do more than continue to run a small business. Education was important and seen as a way of moving forward. ↗

— John Pople

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Two hundred or more years ago most people on the planet were never aware of any reality other than the one into which they were brought up. ↗

— Chaim Potok

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The more I read about feeding times, sleep times and waking-up times, the more inadequate and miserable I felt. ↗

— Gail Porter

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Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from its authors. But then that is only as they are oracles of wisdom; unless they teach virtue, they are more worthy of a halter than of the laurel. ↗

— Jane Porter

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I represent a district in Nevada, a state that is home to more wild horses than all other states combined. ↗

— Jon Porter

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From their teenage years on, children are considerably more capable of causing parents unhappiness than bringing them happiness. That is one reason parents who rely on their children for happiness make both their children and themselves miserable. ↗

— Dennis Prager

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Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people. ↗

— Dennis Prager

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If anything, we older people yearn for a peaceful world even more than young people do. We are the ones who lost friends or relatives in some war. We are the ones who have lived a lifetime of seeing and reading about human suffering. ↗

— Dennis Prager

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Of all the characteristics needed for both a happy and morally decent life, none surpasses gratitude. Grateful people are happier, and grateful people are more morally decent. ↗

— Dennis Prager

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