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Claudius: To do nothing...

Claudius: To do nothing...

To do nothing evil is good; to wish nothing evil is better.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Fanny Crosby: When I get...

Fanny Crosby: When I get...

When I get to heaven, the first face that shall ever gladden my sight will be that of my...

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Defoe says that...

Defoe says that...

Defoe says that there were a hundred thousand country fellows in his time ready to fight to the death against popery,...

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Vincent Van Gogh: If one is...

Vincent Van Gogh: If one is...

If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at the same time, insight into and understanding...

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Margaret Fuller: It is not...

Margaret Fuller: It is not...

It is not because the touch of genius has roused genius to production, but because the admiration of genius has made...

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Consider the postage...

Consider the postage...

Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets...

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Nikki Giovanni: It's not a...

Nikki Giovanni: It's not a...

It's not a ladder we're climbing, it's literature we're producing. . . . We cannot possibly leave it to history as a...

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Charles V: I came, I...

Charles V: I came, I...

I came, I saw, God conquered.

Source: Remark after the Battle of Muhlberg, 23 Apr...

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Osbert Sitwell: It is fatal...

Osbert Sitwell: It is fatal...

It is fatal to be appreciated in one's own time.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Live by publicity,...

Live by publicity,...

Live by publicity, you'll probably die by publicity.

Source: On President Ronald...

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William Gilbert: No good play...

William Gilbert: No good play...

No good play is a success; fine writing and high morals are useless on the stage. I have been scribbling twaddle for...

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To see itself...

To see itself...

To see itself through, music must have idea or magic. ... Music with neither dies young though...

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Martin Luther: Every great book...

Martin Luther: Every great book...

Every great book is an action, and every great action is a book.

Source: In The...

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Louise Nevelson: A woman may...

Louise Nevelson: A woman may...

A woman may not hit a ball stronger than a man, but it is different. I prize that...

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I haven't understood...

I haven't understood...

I haven't understood a bar of music in my life, but I've felt it.

Source: In The...

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Dorothy Height: We have to...

Dorothy Height: We have to...

We have to improve life, not just for those who have the most skills and those who know how to manipulate the system. ...

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If a man...

If a man...

If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to die immediately to enjoy...

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Just as appetite...

Just as appetite...

Just as appetite comes by eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the...

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Jean Giraudoux: We all know...

Jean Giraudoux: We all know...

We all know here that the law is the most powerful of schools for the imagination. No poet ever interpreted nature as...

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Florence Scovel Shinn: We cannot always...

Florence Scovel Shinn: We cannot always...

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we...

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