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I am not interested in the past. I am interested in the future, for that is where I expect to spend the rest of my life.
Charles Kettering
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Charles Kettering
Age: 82 †
Born: 1876
Born: August 29
Died: 1958
Died: November 25
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In America we can say what we think, and even if we can't think, we can say it anyhow.
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This problem, too, will look simple after it is solved.
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Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.
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One fails forward toward success.
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One of the things we have to be thankful for is that we don't get as much government as we pay for.
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