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Conquer thyself, till thou has done this, thou art but a slave; for it is almost as well to be subjected to another's appetite as to thine own.: Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821 - 1890)
Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.: Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894)
In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility; But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger: Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood.: William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), "King Henry V", Act 3 scene 1
Play by the rules, but be ferocious.: Phil Knight, founder of Nike
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Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.: Jules Renard (1864 - 1910)
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Poetry should please by a fine excess and not by singularity. It should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost as a remembrance.: John Keats (1795 - 1821)
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Be generous, be delicate, and always pursue the prize.: Henry James (1843 - 1916), from his essay about the rules of writing
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College isn't the place to go for ideas.: Helen Keller (1880 - 1968)
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Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
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Why do writers write? Because it isn't there.: Thomas Berger
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When Solomon said there was a time and a place for everything he had not encountered the problem of parking his automobile.: Bob Edwards
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Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all - the apathy of human beings.: Helen Keller (1880 - 1968), My Religion, 1927
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The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason.: T. S. Eliot (1888 - 1965)
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I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.: Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), to Archibald Stuart, 1791
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Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.: Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004)
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When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room.: Woody Allen (1935 - )
I find nothing more depressing than optimism.: Paul Fussell
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If you greatly desire something, have the guts to stake everything on obtaining it.: Brendan Francis
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I was a vegetarian until I started leaning toward the sunlight.: Rita Rudner
The more severe the pain or illness, the more severe will be the necessary changes. These may involve breaking bad habits, or acquiring some new and better ones.: Peter McWilliams, Life 101
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