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Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - June 30, 2026
If suffer we must, let's suffer on the heights.
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Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), 'Les Malheureux'  
I guess what I'm trying to say is, I don't think you can measure life in terms of years. I think longevity doesn't necessarily have anything to do with happiness. I mean happiness comes from facing challenges and going out on a limb and taking risks. If you're not willing to take a risk for something you really care about, you might as well be dead.
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Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Northern Lights, 1993  
To accomplish our destiny it is not enough to merely guard prudently against road accidents. We must also cover before nightfall the distance assigned to each of us.
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Alexis Carrel (1873 - 1944)  
Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.
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W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965)  

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