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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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Tennessee Williams: When I stop...

Tennessee Williams: When I stop...

When I stop [working] the rest of the day is posthumous. I'm only really alive when I'm...

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George Bernard Shaw: Nothing is ever...

George Bernard Shaw: Nothing is ever...

Nothing is ever accomplished by a reasonable man.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Sean O'Casey: Work! Labour the...

Sean O'Casey: Work! Labour the...

Work! Labour the aspergas me of life; the one great sacrament of humanity from which all other things flow --security,...

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Samuel Beckett: What do I...

Samuel Beckett: What do I...

What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.

Source:...

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Oscar Wilde: When the gods...

Oscar Wilde: When the gods...

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

Source: Sir Robert...

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Oscar Wilde: But what is...

Oscar Wilde: But what is...

But what is the difference between literature and journalism? ... Journalism is unreadable, and literature is not...

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Oscar Wilde: The vilest deeds...

Oscar Wilde: The vilest deeds...

The vilest deeds like poison-weeds
Bloom well in prison-air;
It is only what is good in Man
That wastes and...

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Sinclair Lewis: Advertising is a...

Sinclair Lewis: Advertising is a...

Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, particularly if the goods...

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Milan Kundera: Nothing requires a...

Milan Kundera: Nothing requires a...

Nothing requires a greater effort of thought than arguments to justify the rule of...

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Milan Kundera: Listening to a...

Milan Kundera: Listening to a...

Listening to a news broadcast is like smoking a cigarette and crushing the butt in the...

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Margaret Atwood: A voice is...

Margaret Atwood: A voice is...

A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and...

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Robert Penn Warren: I've been to...

Robert Penn Warren: I've been to...

I've been to a lot of places and done a lot of things, but writing was always first. It's a kind of pain I can't do...

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George Sand: He who draws...

George Sand: He who draws...

He who draws noble delights from the sentiments of poetry is a true poet, though he has never written a line in all...

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Sarah Orne Jewett: Tain't worthwhile to...

Sarah Orne Jewett: Tain't worthwhile to...

'Tain't worthwhile to wear a day all out before it comes.

Source: The Country of...

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Homer: Wise to resolve,...

Homer: Wise to resolve,...

Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.

Source: In Wisdom of the Ages at Your...

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Samuel Smiles: It will generally...

Samuel Smiles: It will generally...

It will generally be found that men who are constantly lamenting their ill luck are only reaping the consequences of...

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E L Doctorow: Writing is an...

E L Doctorow: Writing is an...

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Source: In...

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Lisa Alther: I happen to...

Lisa Alther: I happen to...

I happen to feel that the degree of a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting...

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Michael Crichton: Absence of proof...

Michael Crichton: Absence of proof...

Absence of proof is not proof of absence.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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