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J Paul Getty: A man may...

J Paul Getty: A man may...

A man may fail many times but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.

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Norman Angell: It is not...

Norman Angell: It is not...

It is not the facts which guide the conduct of men, but their opinions about facts; which may be entirely wrong. We...

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David Sarnoff: The will to...

David Sarnoff: The will to...

The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.

Source:...

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Lane Kirkland: If hard work...

Lane Kirkland: If hard work...

If hard work were such a wonderful thing, surely the rich would have kept it all to...

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William Shakespeare: This above all:...

William Shakespeare: This above all:...

This above all: to thine own self be true.

Source: Hamlet, act I, scene iii.
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May Swenson: We play in...

May Swenson: We play in...

We play in the den of the Gods and snort at death.

Source: To Confirm A Thing, St....

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Novalis: The artist belongs...

Novalis: The artist belongs...

The artist belongs to their work, not the work to the artist.

Source: In The...

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Emma Lazarus: Still on Israel's...

Emma Lazarus: Still on Israel's...

Still on Israel's head forlorn,
Every nation heaps its scorn.


Source: The...

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Robert Burns: Learn taciturnity and...

Robert Burns: Learn taciturnity and...

Learn taciturnity and let that be your motto!

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Robert Bolt: Morality's not practical....

Robert Bolt: Morality's not practical....

Morality's not practical. Morality's a gesture. A complicated gesture learnt from books.

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Neil Simon: Don't listen to...

Neil Simon: Don't listen to...

Don't listen to those who say, you taking too big a chance. Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor, and it...

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Walt Whitman: To have great...

Walt Whitman: To have great...

To have great poets, there must be great audiences too.

Source: Notes Left Over,...

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Ludovico Ariosto: Nature made him...

Ludovico Ariosto: Nature made him...

Nature made him -- then broke the mold.

Source: Orlando Furioso, 1532.
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Ludovico Ariosto: They think they...

Ludovico Ariosto: They think they...

They think they have God Almighty by the toe.

Source: Orlando Furioso, 1532.
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Rupert Brooke: The women there...

Rupert Brooke: The women there...

The women there do all they ought;
The men observe the Rules of Thought.
They love the Good; they worship...

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning: God answers sharp...

Elizabeth Barrett Browning: God answers sharp...

God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers,
And thrusts the thing we have prayed for in our face,
A gauntlet...

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Sylvester Stallone: Success is usually...

Sylvester Stallone: Success is usually...

Success is usually the culmination of controlling failure.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Richard Burton: I've done the...

Richard Burton: I've done the...

I've done the most awful rubbish in order to have somewhere to go in the morning.

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John Barrymore: I am thinking...

John Barrymore: I am thinking...

I am thinking of taking a fifth wife. Why not? Solomon had a thousand wives and he is a synonym for...

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Humphrey Bogart: Louis, I think...

Humphrey Bogart: Louis, I think...

Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

Source: Casablanca,...

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