'I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.'
- Actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992)
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'Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I'm concerned, that's success.'
- Musician Tom Petty (1950–2017)
'The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.'
- Poet Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)
'I don't know what you can say about a day when you see four beautiful sunsets.'
- Astronaut John Glenn (1921–2016)
'Our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors.'
- Polio vaccine developer Jonas Salk (1914–1995)
'Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better!'
- Actress Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982)
'Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.'
- Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) in "Elenora"
'You can't make good decisions unless you have good information and can separate facts from opinion and speculation.'
- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell (1937–2021 )
'I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.'
- Baseball legend Babe Ruth (1895-1948)
'There's a hell of a distance between wise-cracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wise-cracking is simply calisthenics with words.'
- Writer Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)