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Amelia Earhart: Women must try...

Amelia Earhart: Women must try...

Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail their failure must be but a challenge to...

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The trouble with...

The trouble with...

The trouble with gardening is that it does not remain an avocation. It becomes an...

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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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Joshua Reynolds: A mere copier...

Joshua Reynolds: A mere copier...

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

Source: Discourses On...

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Dick Gregory: When you have...

Dick Gregory: When you have...

When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. It's not enough, but it...

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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek: M]y work, which...

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek: M]y work, which...

M]y work, which I've done for a long time, was not pursued in order to gain the praise I now enjoy, but chiefly from a...

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He lies below,...

He lies below,...

He lies below, correct in cypress wood,
And entertains the most exclusive worms.


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Mud-pies gratify one...

Mud-pies gratify one...

Mud-pies gratify one of our first and best instincts. So long as we are dirty, we are...

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Dick Gregory: I wouldn't mind...

Dick Gregory: I wouldn't mind...

I wouldn't mind paying taxes -- if I knew they were going to a friendly country.

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Her mind lives...

Her mind lives...

Her mind lives tidily, apart
From cold and noise and pain,
And bolts the door against her heart,
Out wailing...

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When considering regulations,...

When considering regulations,...

When considering regulations, half of what is published is probably 50 % incorrect. The rest is 75 %...

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Don't hold to...

Don't hold to...

Don't hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.

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Focus more on...

Focus more on...

Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself. You may be surprised at how...

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Lewis Thomas: Ants are so...

Lewis Thomas: Ants are so...

Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch...

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Henri Matisse: Drawing is like...

Henri Matisse: Drawing is like...

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.

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Andy Warhol: An artist is...

Andy Warhol: An artist is...

An artist is someone who produces things that people don't need to have but that he -- for some reason -- thinks it...

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Voyager, there are...

Voyager, there are...

Voyager, there are no bridges, one builds them as one walks.

Source: In Words of...

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I find no...

I find no...

I find no hint throughout the Universe
Of good or ill, of blessing or of curse
I find alone Necessity...

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Success is doing...

Success is doing...

Success is doing what you want to do, when you want, where you want, with whom you want, as much as you...

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The secret of...

The secret of...

The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do...

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