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Georges Clemenceau: A man's life...

Georges Clemenceau: A man's life...

A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it is a sign that he has tried to surpass...

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Thomas Aquinas: The test of...

Thomas Aquinas: The test of...

The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of the work he...

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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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Old age is...

Old age is...

Old age is the verdict of life.

Source: All the Days of My Life, ch. 26,...

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Rachel Carson: If a child...

Rachel Carson: If a child...

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share...

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I adore art...

I adore art...

I adore art . . . when I am alone with my notes, my heart pounds and the tears stream from my eyes, and my emotion and...

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Arthur Koestler: If the creator...

Arthur Koestler: If the creator...

If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely would have meant for us to stick it...

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Shirley Jackson: It has long...

Shirley Jackson: It has long...

It has long been my belief that in times of great stress, such as a 4-day vacation, the thin veneer of family wears...

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I would sooner...

I would sooner...

I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you...

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Joseph Marie De Maistre: To know how...

Joseph Marie De Maistre: To know how...

To know how to wait is the great secret of success.

Source: In Wisdom of the Ages...

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Saul Steinberg: The artist is...

Saul Steinberg: The artist is...

The artist is an educator of artists of the future . . . who are able to understand and in the process of...

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Bob Gibson: Why do I...

Bob Gibson: Why do I...

Why do I have to be an example for your kid? You be an example for your own kid.

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Music does not...

Music does not...

Music does not exist until it is performed.

Source: Benjamin Britten's World of...

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When I was...

When I was...

When I was growing up I used to think that the best thing about coming from Des Moines was that it meant you didn't...

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Jackson Pollock: When I'm painting,...

Jackson Pollock: When I'm painting,...

When I'm painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been...

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Harold S Geneen: It is better...

Harold S Geneen: It is better...

It is better to take over and build upon an existing business than start a new one.

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. . . colors like a flourish of trumpets or pianissimo on the violin, great, calm, oscillating, splintered surgances ....

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Harper Lee: Until I feared...

Harper Lee: Until I feared...

Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.

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Bobby Knight: All of us...

Bobby Knight: All of us...

All of us learn to write in the second grade . . . most of us go on to greater things.

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Alcuin: Men can be...

Alcuin: Men can be...

Men can be attracted but not forced to the faith. You may drive people to baptism, (but) you won't move them one step...

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