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Henry Miller: The worst sin...

Henry Miller: The worst sin...

The worst sin that can be committed against the artist is to take him at his word, to see in his work a fulfillment...

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Frank Norris: [The Muse of...

Frank Norris: [The Muse of...

[The Muse of our Fiction of the future] will lead you - if you are humble and honest with her - straight into a World...

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Douglas Adams: Nothing travels faster...

Douglas Adams: Nothing travels faster...

Nothing travels faster than light, with the possible exception of bad news, which follows its own...

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James Allen: The birds are...

James Allen: The birds are...

The birds are moulting. If only man could moult also -- his mind one a year its errors, his heart once a year its...

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Frederick Douglass: Those who profess...

Frederick Douglass: Those who profess...

Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation are men who want rain without thunder and...

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Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach: If you have...

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach: If you have...

If you have one good idea, people will lend you twenty.

Source: Aph, 1905.
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Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach: Conquer but don't...

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach: Conquer but don't...

Conquer but don't triumph.

Source: Aph, 1905.
-- Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach,...

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Loren Eiseley: If it should...

Loren Eiseley: If it should...

If it should turn out that we have mishandled our own lives as several civilizations before us have done, it seems a...

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Carlos Castaneda: Look at every...

Carlos Castaneda: Look at every...

Look at every path closely and deliberately, then ask ourselves this crucial question: Does this path have a heart? If...

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Cesare Lombroso: Unfortunately, goodness and...

Cesare Lombroso: Unfortunately, goodness and...

Unfortunately, goodness and honor are rather the exception than the rule among exceptional men, not to speak of...

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M F K Fisher: When I write...

M F K Fisher: When I write...

When I write of hunger, I am really writing about love and the hunger for it, and warmth and the love of it . . . and...

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M F K Fisher: . . ....

M F K Fisher: . . ....

. . . gastronomical perfection can be reached in these combinations: one person dining alone, usually upon a couch or...

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Clara Barton: An institution or...

Clara Barton: An institution or...

An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding...

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Elizabeth Kenny: As a girl...

Elizabeth Kenny: As a girl...

As a girl my temper often got out of bounds. But one day when I became angry at a friend over some trivial matter, my...

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Lillian Carter: How could Jimmy...

Lillian Carter: How could Jimmy...

How could Jimmy ever criticize me? l'm his mama.

Source: In The Book of Quotes, by...

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Elizabeth Blackwell: Methods and conclusions...

Elizabeth Blackwell: Methods and conclusions...

Methods and conclusions formed by half the race only, must necessarily require revision as the other half of humanity...

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Mary Steichen Calderone: I don't want...

Mary Steichen Calderone: I don't want...

I don't want to control anybody's mind or anybody's heart -- I just want to help free people from the concert of sex...

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Austin O'Malley: The worst misfortune...

Austin O'Malley: The worst misfortune...

The worst misfortune that can happen to an ordinary man is to have an extraordinary...

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Thomas Browne: All the wonders...

Thomas Browne: All the wonders...

All the wonders you seek are within yourself.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Thomas Szasz: Every act of...

Thomas Szasz: Every act of...

Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young...

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