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James Matthew Barrie: Every man who...

James Matthew Barrie: Every man who...

Every man who is high up likes to think he has done it all himself; and the wife smiles, and lets it go at that. It's...

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Jean Giraudoux: There are no...

Jean Giraudoux: There are no...

There are no elements so diverse that they cannot be joined in the heart of a man.

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Christopher Fry: Poetry is the...

Christopher Fry: Poetry is the...

Poetry is the language in which man explores his own amazement. . . says heaven and earth in one word. . . speaks of...

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Witter Bynner: Words came out...

Witter Bynner: Words came out...

Words came out of the womb of matter;
And whether a man dispassionately
Sees to the core of life
Or...

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Jean-Paul Sartre: Like all dreamers,...

Jean-Paul Sartre: Like all dreamers,...

Like all dreamers, I mistook disenchantment for truth.

Source: Les Mots.
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Christopher Isherwood: I'll bet Shakespeare...

Christopher Isherwood: I'll bet Shakespeare...

I'll bet Shakespeare compromised himself a lot; anybody who's in the entertainment industry does to some...

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May Sarton: The minute one...

May Sarton: The minute one...

The minute one utters a certainty, the opposite comes to mind.

Source: Mrs. Stevens...

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Edna St Vincent Millay: I find it's...

Edna St Vincent Millay: I find it's...

I find it's as hard to live down an early triumph as an early indiscretion.

Source:...

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Nikki Giovanni: Art is not...

Nikki Giovanni: Art is not...

Art is not for the cultivated taste. It is to cultivate taste.

Source: In Words of...

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Lillian Hellman: Nothing you write,...

Lillian Hellman: Nothing you write,...

Nothing you write, if you hope to be good, will ever come out as you first hoped.

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Edward Albee: One must let...

Edward Albee: One must let...

One must let the play happen to one; one must let the mind loose to respond as it will, to receive impressions to...

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William Congreve: Defer not till...

William Congreve: Defer not till...

Defer not till tomorrow to be wise,
Tomorrow's sun to thee may never rise.


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Thomas Middleton: Have you summoned...

Thomas Middleton: Have you summoned...

Have you summoned your wits from woolgathering?

Source: The Family of Love, act 5,...

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Edmond Rostand: My pessimism goes...

Edmond Rostand: My pessimism goes...

My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.

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Eugene Ionesco: Ideologies separate us....

Eugene Ionesco: Ideologies separate us....

Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish brings us together.

Source: In The...

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Jean Racine: Oh, I have...

Jean Racine: Oh, I have...

Oh, I have loved him too much to feel no hate for him. (Ah! je l'ai trop aim? pour ne le point...

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George Farquhar: How a little...

George Farquhar: How a little...

How a little love and good company improves a woman!

Source: The Beaux' Stratagem,...

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Jim Rohn: Effective communication is...

Jim Rohn: Effective communication is...

Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.

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Jim Rohn: To solve any...

Jim Rohn: To solve any...

To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And...

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Kenneth Blanchard: As a manager...

Kenneth Blanchard: As a manager...

As a manager the important thing is not what happens when you are there, but what happens when you are not...

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