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E B White: A candidate could...

E B White: A candidate could...

A candidate could easily commit political suicide if he were to come up with an unconventional thought during a...

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George Ade: For parlor use,...

George Ade: For parlor use,...

For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Italo Calvino: The human race...

Italo Calvino: The human race...

The human race is a zone of living things that should be defined by tracing its confines.

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Frederick Douglass: Power concedes nothing...

Frederick Douglass: Power concedes nothing...

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will . . .

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Madeleine L'Engle: It is the...

Madeleine L'Engle: It is the...

It is the ability to choose which makes us human.

Source: Walking on Water:...

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Madeleine L'Engle: I believe that...

Madeleine L'Engle: I believe that...

I believe that each work of art, whether it is a work of great genius, or something very small, comes to the artist...

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Louisa May Alcott: Life is my...

Louisa May Alcott: Life is my...

Life is my college. May I graduate well, and earn some honors!

Source: In The...

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Mary Webb: The more anybody...

Mary Webb: The more anybody...

The more anybody wants a thing, the more they do think others want it.

Source:...

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James Fenimore Cooper: A refined simplicity...

James Fenimore Cooper: A refined simplicity...

A refined simplicity is the characteristic of all high bred deportment, in every country.

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Gore Vidal: In America, the...

Gore Vidal: In America, the...

In America, the race goes to the loud, the solemn, the hustler. If you think you are a great writer, you must say that...

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Lillian Smith: To believe in...

Lillian Smith: To believe in...

To believe in something not yet proved and to underwrite it with our lives: it is the only way we can leave the future...

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Gloria Naylor: The last time...

Gloria Naylor: The last time...

The last time you're doing something -- knowing you're doing it for the last -- makes it even more alive than the...

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Andre Gide: The work of...

Andre Gide: The work of...

The work of art is the exaggeration of an idea.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Jean Paul: No rest is...

Jean Paul: No rest is...

No rest is worth anything except the rest that is earned.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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P G Wodehouse: I always advise...

P G Wodehouse: I always advise...

I always advise people never to give advice.

Source: In The Golfer's Book of...

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Mark Twain: Never learn to...

Mark Twain: Never learn to...

Never learn to do anything; if you don't learn, you'll always find someone else to do it for...

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Sholem Asch: The sword conquered...

Sholem Asch: The sword conquered...

The sword conquered for a while, but the spirit conquers forever!

Source: In...

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George MacDonald: I find that...

George MacDonald: I find that...

I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans.

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James Allen: You will never...

James Allen: You will never...

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to...

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Edward Dahlberg: The Americans have...

Edward Dahlberg: The Americans have...

The Americans have always been food, sex, and spirit revivalists.

Source: Alms for...

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