At pilots training back in the Air Corps they taught us, "Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to the number of
take offs you make."
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 Little Tommy had been to a birthday party at a friend's house.  Knowing his sweet tooth, Tommy's mother looked straight into his eyes and said, "I hope you didn't ask for a second piece of cake."
 
 "No, but I asked Mrs. Smith for the recipe so you could make some like it, and she gave me two more pieces without asking."
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 Aspire to inspire before you expire.
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  My wife and I had words, but I didn't get to
use mine.
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 As my five year old son and I were headed to McDonald's one day, we passed a car accident. Usually when we see something terrible like that, we say a prayer for those who might be hurt, so I pointed and said to my son, "We should pray."
 
 From the back seat I heard his earnest request: "Please, God, don't let those cars block the entrance to McDonald's."
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 Frustration is trying to find your glasses without your glasses.
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 Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.
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 The irony of life is that, by the time you're old enough to know your way around, you're not going anywhere.
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 God made man before woman so as to give him time to think of an answer for her first question.
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   I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.