Art, Jean Cocteau

Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time.

- Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)

Advice, Wonder Woman

A new journey to be started.
A new promise to be fulfilled.
A new page to be written.
Go forth unto this waiting world with pen in hand, all you young scribes,
the open book awaits.
Be creative.
Be adventurous.
Be original.
And above all else, be young.
For youth is your greatest weapon, your greatest tool.
Use it wisely.

- Wonder Woman, # 62 by George Perez, the scene where Vanessa Kapatelis graduates and Diana is hugging her

Peach, James Whitcomb Riley

The richest peach is highest on the tree.

- James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916)

Win, Jose Joaquin Olmedo

He who does not hope to win has already lost.

- Jose Joaquin Olmedo (José Joaquín de Olmedo, 1780-1847)

Japan maps show Dokdo was Korean territory

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Japan maps show Dokdo was Korean territory

By Lee Tae-hoon

A state-run history foundation disclosed a set of old Japanese maps Wednesday that clearly show Tokyo regarded the islets of Dokdo as part of Korean territory.

Attitude, Jewish proverb

The hardest work is to go idle.

- Jewish proverb

Accuracy, Xenophon

Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.

- Xenophon (430BC-354BC) a Greek historian and soldier

Finance, Ben Bernanke

We're not paying any attention to election calendars or political debates. We're looking at the economy. We want to make the right decision. We want to do it without political pressure, and that's what we're going to do.

- Ben Bernanke, in an interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer on "World News," 03/27/2012

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Nerd, Ben Bernanke

I am very proud of my nerd-dom. In fact, the world needs more nerds. Nerds, you know, create more jobs and advance science and I hope make good economic policy but that remains to be seen.

- Ben Bernanke, after he was asked if he took offense at the title, in an interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer on "World News," 03/27/2012

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Finance, Ben Bernanke

And so yeah, I'm sleeping a little better, but again, I think it's really important not to be complacent. We have a long way to go, a lot of work to do, and we're going to keep doing that.

- Ben Bernanke, ABC News interview, 03/27/2012

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War, Ho Chi Minh

You will kill 10 of our men, and we will kill one of yours, and in the end it will be you who tires of it.

- Hồ Chí Minh (1890-1969)

Welfare, Harry S. Truman

Children and dogs are as necessary to the welfare of this country as Wall Street and the railroads.

- Harry S. Truman (1884–1972)

Food·Dieting, Anonymous

Whenever you eliminate the inedible, whatever remains, however unpalatable, must be food.

- Anonymous

Truth, Sherlock Holmes

When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

- Sherlock Holmes

Literature, Henry James

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

- Henry James (1843-1916)

Lonesomeness, Hank Williams

Hear that lonesome whippoorwill? He sounds too blue to fly. The midnight train is whining low, I'm so lonesome I could cry.

- Hank Williams (1923-1953)

The mystery of language, Helen Keller

The mystery of language was revealed to me. I knew then that "water" meant the wonderful cool something that was flowing over my hand. That living word awakened my soul, gave it light, joy, set it free!

- Helen Adams Keller (1880–1968)

History, Henry Ford

History is more or less bunk.

- Henry Ford (1863–1947)

Time, Hector Berlioz

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

- Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Education, Henry Brooks Adams

Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education.

- Henry Brooks Adams (1838-1918)

War, Hyman Rickover

The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.

- Hyman George Rickover (1900-1986) (1900-1986)

History, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

What experience and history teach is this - that people and government never have learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced from it.

- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831)

Drinks·Drinking, F. Scott Fitzgerald

First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.

- F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)

Chance, William Shakespeare

You must take your chance.

- William Shakespeare

Computer, Steve Wozniak

Never trust a computer you can't throw out the window.

- Steve Wozniak (1950- )

Hope, H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.

- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Hope, Emily Dickinson

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul.
And sings the tune
Without the words, and never stops at all.

- Emily Dickinson

Hope, Anne Lamott

Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: You don't give up.

- Anne Lamott (1954- )

What we dwell on is ... (Oprah Winfrey)

What we dwell on is who we become.

- Oprah Winfrey (January 29, 1954 - ) an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist

Optimism (Paul Fussell)

I find nothing more depressing than optimism.

- Paul Fussell (March 22, 1924 - ) an American cultural and literary historian, author and university professor

Always laugh (Lord Byron)

Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.

- Lord Byron (1788-1824) a British poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement

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Destiny and Judgment (Kin Hubbard)

Lots of people confuse destiny with bad judgment.

- Kin Hubbard (1868-1930)

Money (Valenti Angelo)

If someone says, “It’s not the money, it’s the principle,” it’s the money.

- Valenti Angelo (1897-1982)

Pleasure in the job (Aristotle)

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

- Aristotle (384BC-322BC)

Patience is (Saint Augustine)

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

- Saint Augustine

Food·Dieting, Brian Douglas Wilson

Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you'll suck forever.

- Brian Wilson (1942- )

The world is divided into people (Dwight Morrow)

The world is divided into people who do things – and people who get the credit.

- Dwight Morrow (January 11, 1873 – October 5, 1931)an American businessman, politician, and diplomat

The heart of a statesman (Napoleon Bonaparte)

The heart of a statesman should be in his head.

- Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) a French military and political leader