Robert Brault Quotes

• There are times when two people need to step apart from one another, but there is no rule that says they have to turn and fire.

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• Optimist: Someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster; it’s a cha-cha.

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• The road to success is not a path you find but a trail you blaze.

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• There are exactly as many special occasions in life as we choose to celebrate.

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• There is in all animals a sense of duty that man condescends to call instinct.

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• Everything we possess that is not necessary for life or happiness becomes a burden, and scarcely a day passes that we do not add to it.

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• If You Search The World For Happiness,You May Find It In The End,For The World Is Round And Will Lead You Back To Your Door.

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• Often, what seems an impossible climb is just a staircase without the steps drawn in.

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• Sometimes in tragedy we find our life’s purpose.

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• Cherish the friend who tells you a harsh truth, wanting ten times more to tell you a loving lie.

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• Life is like sailing. You can use any wind to go in any direction.

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• Worse than telling a lie is spending your whole life staying true to a lie.

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• There are people who live their whole lives on the default settings, never realizing you can customize.

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• Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.

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• Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.

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• The object of most prayers is to wangle an advance on good intentions.

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• The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser – in case you thought optimism was dead.

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• Looking back you realize that a very special person passed briefly through your life- and it was you. It is not too late to find that person again.

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• I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar.

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• Count no day lost in which you waited your turn, took only your share and sought advantage over no one.

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Nationality:	American
Profession:	Writer

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I am a free-lance writer who has contributed to magazines and newspapers in the USA for over 40 years. I offer my writings here as an entertainment only, pursuing no agenda and promoting no political philosophy.

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