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People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done.

Cullen Hightower

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Cullen Hightower
Died: 2008
Died: November 27
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Discipline without freedom is tyranny freedom without discipline is chaos.
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Our freedom to discipline ourselves is a freedom we can lose if we don't use it.
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Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else's can shorten it.
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When we put our best foot forward, the other one had better be good enough to stand on.
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Worry compounds the futility of being trapped on a dead-end street. Thinking opens new avenues.
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Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness.
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