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I figure wherever I am, that’s the place to be.
Tommy Lasorda1927–2021
Man prides himself on being the only animal who can modify his nature, yet when he chooses to do so he is called a phony.
Anton LaVey1930–1997The Devil’s Notebook (1992)
- Change
Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.
D. H. Lawrence1885–1930Lady Chatterley’s Lover (1928), First paragraph
The sunlights differ, but there is only one darkness.
Ursula K. Le Guin1929–2018The Dispossessed (1974), Chapter 13
I am 100 percent in favor of the intelligent use of drugs, and 1,000 percent against the thoughtless use of them, whether caffeine or LSD. And drugs are not central to my life.
Timothy Leary1920–1996Chaos and Cyber Culture (1994)
If you want to change the way people respond to you, change the way you respond to people.
Timothy Leary1920–1996Changing My Mind, Among Others (1982)
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
Fran Lebowitzborn 1950
Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
Fran Lebowitzborn 1950
Don’t get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water.
Bruce Lee1940–1973Bruce Lee: A Warrior’s Journey (2000); here, Lee was reciting lines he wrote for his short lived role on the TV series Longstreet.
- Advice
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I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.
Harper Lee1926–2016To Kill a Mockingbird (1960), Pt. 2, Ch. 23 (Scout)
I’m always astounded at the way we automatically look at what divides and separates us. We never look at what people have in common.
Doris Lessing1919–2013Salon interview (1997)
The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven’t changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don’t change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion.
Doris Lessing1919–2013The Sunday Times (London, 10 May 1992)
- Age
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The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.
Oscar Levant1906–1972Often credited to Dorothy Parker
Our passions are not too strong, they are too weak. We are far too easily pleased.
C. S. Lewis1898–1963
You play the hand you’re dealt. I think the game’s worthwhile.
C. S. Lewis1898–1963