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Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - January 04, 2015
It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.
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Colette (1873 - 1954), The Pure and the Impure, 1932  
When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied: 'Only stand out of my light.' Perhaps some day we shall know how to heighten creativity. Until then, one of the best things we can do for creative men and women is to stand out of their light.
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John W. Gardner (1912 - 2002)  
Security is a kind of death.
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Tennessee Williams (1911 - 1983)  
When I see somebody 'suffering for their art', it%uFFFDs usually a case of them not knowing where that red line is, not knowing where the sovereignty lies.
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Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 15, 08-22-04  
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