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Edward Albee: The thing that...

Edward Albee: The thing that...

The thing that makes a creative person is to be creative and that is all there is to it.

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Moli?re: Oh how fine...

Moli?re: Oh how fine...

Oh how fine it is to know a thing or two!

Source: In The Book of Success, ed....

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Jules Renard: Writing is the...

Jules Renard: Writing is the...

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.

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Marshall Field: Things to remember:...

Marshall Field: Things to remember:...

Things to remember: 1) The worth of character; 2) The improvement of talent; 3) The influence of example; 4) The joy...

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Katharine Graham: If we had...

Katharine Graham: If we had...

If we had failed to pursue the facts as far as they led, we would have denied the public any knowledge of an...

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Beatrice Potter Webb: So much perfection...

Beatrice Potter Webb: So much perfection...

So much perfection argues rottenness somewhere.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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To retire is...

To retire is...

To retire is to begin to die.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference...

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We joined the...

We joined the...

We joined the Navy to see the world,
And what did we see? We saw the sea.


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Edward F Halifax: Nothing would more...

Edward F Halifax: Nothing would more...

Nothing would more contribute to make a man wise than to have always an enemy in his view.

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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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Hillary Rodham Clinton: You show people...

Hillary Rodham Clinton: You show people...

You show people what you're willing to fight for when you fight your friends.

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Eleanor Roosevelt: As for accomplishments,...

Eleanor Roosevelt: As for accomplishments,...

As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.

Source:...

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Eleanor Roosevelt: It takes as...

Eleanor Roosevelt: It takes as...

It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Patrick Buchanan: If a country...

Patrick Buchanan: If a country...

If a country forgets where it came from, how will its people know who they are?

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John Buchan: The charm of...

John Buchan: The charm of...

The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for...

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Wilma Pearl Mankiller: I've run into...

Wilma Pearl Mankiller: I've run into...

I've run into more discrimination as a woman than as an Indian.

Source: In Words of...

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Vladimir Ilyich Lenin: You cannot make...

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin: You cannot make...

You cannot make a revolution in white gloves.

Source: In Not By Politics Alone, ch....

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James Bryce: There is a...

James Bryce: There is a...

There is a hearty Puritanism in the view of human nature which pervades the instrument of 1787. It is the work of men...

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Charles V: My cousin Francis...

Charles V: My cousin Francis...

My cousin Francis and I are in perfect accord - he wants Milan, and so do I.

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Harold Macmillan: It's no use...

Harold Macmillan: It's no use...

It's no use crying over spilt summits.

Source: On Soviet cancellation of summit...

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