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Dorothy L Sayers: Books . ....

Dorothy L Sayers: Books . ....

Books . . . are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as...

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Pearl Buck: I am comforted...

Pearl Buck: I am comforted...

I am comforted by life's stability, by earth's unchangeableness. What has seemed new and frightening assumes its place...

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Ralph Ellison: America is woven...

Ralph Ellison: America is woven...

America is woven of many strands. I would recognize them and let it so remain. Our fate is to become one, and yet...

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Lin Yutang: The three great...

Lin Yutang: The three great...

The three great American vices seem to be efficiency, punctuality, and the desire for achievement and success. They...

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Benjamin L Hooks: Some [Blacks] lack...

Benjamin L Hooks: Some [Blacks] lack...

Some [Blacks] lack a real grasp of the bitter struggle that was waged to pry open the corporate doors. The buppies...

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Alexander Cockburn: The travel writer...

Alexander Cockburn: The travel writer...

The travel writer seeks the world we have lost -- the lost valleys of the imagination.

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Orison Swett Marden: The Creator has...

Orison Swett Marden: The Creator has...

The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.

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Mark Twain: When the doctrine...

Mark Twain: When the doctrine...

When the doctrine of allegiance to party can utterly up-end a man's moral constitution and make a temporary fool of...

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Robert Nathan: There is no...

Robert Nathan: There is no...

There is no distance on this earth as far away as yesterday.

Source: So Love...

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Emily Bronte: I am now...

Emily Bronte: I am now...

I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient...

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Antoine de Saint-Exupery: Let a man...

Antoine de Saint-Exupery: Let a man...

Let a man in a garret but burn with enough tensity and he will set fire to the whole...

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Mary McCarthy: The happy ending...

Mary McCarthy: The happy ending...

The happy ending is our national belief.

Source: On the Contrary, pt. 1, America...

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Meister Eckhart: You may call...

Meister Eckhart: You may call...

You may call God love, you may call God goodness. But the best name for God is compassion.

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Anne Sullivan: My heart is...

Anne Sullivan: My heart is...

My heart is singing for joy this morning! A miracle has happened! The light of understanding has shone upon my little...

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Joan L Curcio: Jump into the...

Joan L Curcio: Jump into the...

Jump into the middle of things,
get your hands dirty,
fall flat on your face,
and then reach for the...

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Nicholas Butler: America is the...

Nicholas Butler: America is the...

America is the best half-educated country in the world.

Source: In Peter's...

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Nicholas Butler: Time was invented...

Nicholas Butler: Time was invented...

Time was invented by the Almighty God in order to give ideas a chance.

Source: In...

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Charlotte Forten Grimke: Ah, what a...

Charlotte Forten Grimke: Ah, what a...

Ah, what a grand, glorious day this has been. The dawn of freedom which it heralds may not break upon us at once; but...

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Anna Julia Cooper: . . ....

Anna Julia Cooper: . . ....

. . . women are more quiet. They don't feel called to mount a barrel and harangue by the hour every time they imagine...

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Thomas Carlyle: The block of...

Thomas Carlyle: The block of...

The block of granite which is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the...

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