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“I am about to be married, and am of course in all the misery of a man in pursuit of happiness.” — Lord Byron

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“It's not how much you make, it's how much you keep.”

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“Science predicts that many different kinds of universe will be spontaneously created out of nothing. It is a matter of chance which we are in.” — Stephen Hawking

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“There's plenty of money to be made in the center of the court.” — Warren Buffett

Context:Regarding business that's "too close to the line" in terms of legality.

Source:Biennial letter to Berkshire Hathaway Managers, 2014

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“Have patience—wait, but do not sit idle; work while you are waiting; smile while you are wearied with monotony; be firm while everything around you is being shaken; be joyous while the ugly face of despair grins at you; speak aloud while the malevolent forces of the nether world try to crush your mind; be valiant and courageous while men all around you are cringing with fear and cowardice.” — Abdu'l-Baha

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“Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off.” — Carl Jung

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“As a remedy to life in society I would suggest the big city. Nowadays, it is the only desert within our means.” — Albert Camus

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“At my age flowers scare me.” — George Burns

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“Get busy living or get busy dying” — Stephen King

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“The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.” — Alfred Tennyson

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