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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”

“Call me Ishmael.”

“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

“In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.”

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me.”

“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day.”

“The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.”

“Do I dare disturb the universe?”

“She wasn’t doing a thing that I could see, except standing there leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together.”

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”

“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.”

“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.”

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”

“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”

“Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”

“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.”

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.”

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

“The unexamined life is not worth living.”

“Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.”

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”

“Existence precedes essence.”

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”

“Life must be understood backward. But it must be lived forward.”

“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.”

“Happiness depends upon ourselves.”

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.”

“Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are part of nature and therefore part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.”

“We float on a random planet in an arbitrary galaxy among millions of others.”

“The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.”

“The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.”

“To confine your attention to terrestrial matters will not prevent earth from moving around the sun.”

“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff.”

“If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.”

“We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.”

“The laws of physics are the same everywhere in the universe.”

“Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.”

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

“Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”

“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed.”

“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”

“Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

“We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds…”

“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

“Where liberty dwells, there is my country.”

“Give me liberty, or give me death!”

“Let every nation know… that we shall pay any price, bear any burden…”

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

“I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”

“Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.”

“The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are.”

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.”

“People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.”

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”

“The biggest risk is not taking any risk.”

“Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work.”

“A brand is a promise.”

“Customers do not care about your product or service. They care about their problems.”

“Execution is usually what separates the successful companies from the unsuccessful ones.”

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”

“I’m not arguing, I’m just explaining why I’m right.”

“The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.”

“I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not so sure.”

“I'm not lazy, I'm on energy-saving mode.”

“I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.”

“If at first you don’t succeed, redefine success.”

“I’m not short, I’m concentrated awesome.”

“Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.”

“I don’t need therapy, I just need to vent to someone who’s paid to care.”

“Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it most never use it.”

“I’m not procrastinating, I’m just prioritizing my laziness.”

“If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.”

“Wait, let me stop you right there—I know exactly what you’re going to say.”

“Honestly? I didn’t see that coming.”

“Can we just take a minute to appreciate how weird this situation is?”

“Look, I get it, but that still doesn’t make it okay.”

“I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed.”

“You had me at hello.”

“At the end of the day, we all just want to be understood.”

“Sometimes silence says everything.”

“Let’s agree to disagree and grab a coffee.”

“I’m not saying I told you so, but I told you so.”

“That moment when you realize you left the oven on—again.”

“We’re not lost; we’re exploring alternative routes.”

“The system shall respond to user input within 2 seconds under normal load conditions.”

“All error messages must be descriptive, localized, and actionable.”

“Data integrity must be maintained across all transactions.”

“API endpoints should follow RESTful conventions and return JSON responses.”

“Authentication shall be implemented using OAuth 2.0 with secure token storage.”

“The software must be compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux environments.”

“User sessions shall expire after 30 minutes of inactivity.”

“Backup procedures must be automated and verified weekly.”

“Code comments should explain the ‘why,’ not just the ‘what.’”

“Performance benchmarks shall be conducted quarterly.”

“All external dependencies must be documented and version-controlled.”

“Accessibility standards must comply with WCAG 2.1 Level AA.”

“You’re not behind. You’re exactly where you need to be.”

“Good vibes only.”

“Self-care isn’t selfish.”

“Comparison is the thief of joy.”

“Be the energy you want to attract.”

“You do you.”

“Growth looks different for everyone.”

“Small steps still move you forward.”

“Your mental health matters more than your productivity.”

“You are allowed to say no.”

“Progress over perfection.”

“Just because you’re quiet doesn’t mean you have nothing to say.”