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Sloan Wilson: Success in almost...

Sloan Wilson: Success in almost...

Success in almost any field depends more on energy and drive than it does on intelligence. This explains why we have...

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Graham Henry Greene: Heresy is another...

Graham Henry Greene: Heresy is another...

Heresy is another word for freedom of thought.

Source: From Ashleys collection of...

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Martin Amis: Style is not...

Martin Amis: Style is not...

Style is not neutral; it gives moral directions.

Source: Novelists in Interview ...

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Emily Bronte: Vain are the...

Emily Bronte: Vain are the...

Vain are the thousand creeds
That move men's hearts, unutterably vain;
Worthless as withered weeds,
Or idlest...

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Gloria Naylor: It's as if...

Gloria Naylor: It's as if...

It's as if I've arrived in a place where it's all spirit and no body -- an overwhelming sense of calm . . . I actually...

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Alex Haley: Never completely encircle...

Alex Haley: Never completely encircle...

Never completely encircle your enemy. Leave him some escape, for he will fight even more desperately if...

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Charles W Chesnutt: The workings of...

Charles W Chesnutt: The workings of...

The workings of the human heart are the profoundest mystery of the universe. One moment they make us despair of our...

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Rose Tremain: Life should be...

Rose Tremain: Life should be...

Life should be embraced like a lover.

Source: In ...As One Mad With Wine, by Elyse...

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Anthony Hope: I may not...

Anthony Hope: I may not...

I may not understand, but I am willing to admire.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Anne Bronte: All true histories...

Anne Bronte: All true histories...

All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial...

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George Meredith: Cynicism is intellectual...

George Meredith: Cynicism is intellectual...

Cynicism is intellectual dandyism without the coxcomb's feathers.

Source: Clara...

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Joyce Cary: Religion is organized...

Joyce Cary: Religion is organized...

Religion is organized to satisfy and guide the soul -- politics does the same thing for the...

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Carol Moseley-Braun: Defining myself, as...

Carol Moseley-Braun: Defining myself, as...

Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I...

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David Dinkins: I haven't committed...

David Dinkins: I haven't committed...

I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law.

Source:...

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Shirley Chisholm: When morality comes...

Shirley Chisholm: When morality comes...

When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom profit that loses.

Source: In...

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Joseph Chamberlain: We are not...

Joseph Chamberlain: We are not...

We are not downhearted. The trouble is, we cannot understand what is happening to our...

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Stanley Baldwin: Then comes Winston...

Stanley Baldwin: Then comes Winston...

Then comes Winston with his hundred-horse-power mind and what can I do?

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Winston Churchill: The farther back...

Winston Churchill: The farther back...

The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.

Source:...

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Elizabeth II: Like all the...

Elizabeth II: Like all the...

Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family...

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Ninon de Lenclos: Love never dies...

Ninon de Lenclos: Love never dies...

Love never dies of starvation, but often of indigestion.

Source: L'Esprit des...

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