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A man goes to the doctor. Says he's depressed. He says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. The doctor says "The treatment is simple. The great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him, that should pick you up." The man bursts into tears. He says "But doctor... I am Pagliacci."

'Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.' -Leonardo da Vinci

'We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.' -Plato

'If we make peaceful revolution impossible, we make violent revolution inevitable.' -John F. Kennedy

'I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are.'

'What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not an end.' -Friedrich Nietzsche

'People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.' -Maya Angelou