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Sydney J. Harris, journalist (1917-1986)



Growth - Integrity - Responsibility - Honesty
We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice - that is, until we have stopped saying 'It got lost,' and say, 'I lost it.

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Ethics - Integrity
Once we assuage our conscience by calling something a "necessary evil", it begins to look more and more necessary and less and less evil.

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Acceptance - Accuracy - Balance - Diligence - Discernment - Common Sense
Elitism is the slur directed at merit by mediocrity.

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Wordsmith
Sydney J. Harris, journalist (1917-1986)
"A.Word.A.Day"
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Viewed on November 30, 2010
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