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Charles H Spurgeon: The anvil is...

Charles H Spurgeon: The anvil is...

The anvil is not afraid of the hammer.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Grace Speare: We must realize...

Grace Speare: We must realize...

We must realize that the subconscious mind is the law of action and always expresses what the conscious mind has...

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Francis Bacon: A wise man...

Francis Bacon: A wise man...

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Source: Essays: of...

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William Ralph Inge: There are two...

William Ralph Inge: There are two...

There are two kinds of fools. One says, 'This is old, therefore it is good.' The other says, 'This is new, therefore...

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Addison Mizner: God gives us...

Addison Mizner: God gives us...

God gives us relatives; thank God, we can choose our friends.

Source: The Cynic's...

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John Burroughs: I have discovered...

John Burroughs: I have discovered...

I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands or the head. The moment I have something...

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Amelia Earhart: The woman who...

Amelia Earhart: The woman who...

The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.

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Thomas Henry Huxley: Irrationally held truths...

Thomas Henry Huxley: Irrationally held truths...

Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.

Source: In Isaac...

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Jean Rostand: Prerequisite for rereadability...

Jean Rostand: Prerequisite for rereadability...

Prerequisite for rereadability in books: that they be forgettable.

Source: Carnets...

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Marie Curie: To be nobody-but-yourself...

Marie Curie: To be nobody-but-yourself...

To be nobody-but-yourself -- in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else -- means to...

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Vannevar Bush: A belief may...

Vannevar Bush: A belief may...

A belief may be larger than a fact.

Source: Science Is Not Enough, 1967.
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Jackson Pollock: It is only...

Jackson Pollock: It is only...

It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy...

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J Robert Oppenheimer: When you see...

J Robert Oppenheimer: When you see...

When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it and you argue about what to do about it only...

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J Robert Oppenheimer: We knew the...

J Robert Oppenheimer: We knew the...

We knew the world would not be the same.

Source: After the first atomic test. The...

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Jean-Paul Sartre: It is only...

Jean-Paul Sartre: It is only...

It is only in our decisions that we are important.

Source: In Quotable Business,...

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Robert Louis Stevenson: When a torrent...

Robert Louis Stevenson: When a torrent...

When a torrent sweeps a man against a boulder, you must expect him to scream, and you need not be surprised if the...

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There is no...

There is no...

There is no top. There are always further heights to reach.

Source: In The...

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Ingmar Bergman: Everything is worth...

Ingmar Bergman: Everything is worth...

Everything is worth precisely as much as a belch, the difference being that a belch is more...

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John Fletcher: Deeds, not words....

John Fletcher: Deeds, not words....

Deeds, not words.

Source: The Lover's Progress, Act iii. Sc. 4.
-- John...

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: The one thing...

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: The one thing...

The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse.

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