I really cannot know whether I am or am not the Genius you are pleased to call me, but I am very… — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
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If everything is smooth sailing right from the beginning, we cannot become people of substance and character. By surmounting paining setbacks and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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I just think society, our culture and our world would be better off if we just loved God and loved our neighbor… — Phil Robertson Copy Share Image
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Any individual decisions can be badly thought through, and yet be successful, or exceedingly well thought through, but be unsuccessful, because the… — Robert Rubin Copy Share Image
If a general and his men fear death and are apprehensive over possible defeat, then they will unavoidably suffer defeat and death.… — Yoshida Shoin Copy Share Image
Raise your head up. Go forward believing; look up and expect the answers to happen, and leave them to the power of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Ah! realize your youth while you have it. Don’t squander the gold of your days, listening to the tedious, trying to improve… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without violence or destruction. The mature person can face unpleasantness, frustration, discomfort… — Ann Landers Copy Share Image
coincident with the explosive growth of research, the art of writing science suffered a grave setback, and the stultifying convention descended that… — David Mermin Copy Share Image
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“43. Don’t let past failures determine what your future success will be. Walt Disney went bankrupt — twice — before finally gaining… — Derek Rydall Copy Share Image
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I hope that the Palestinians don't make the mistake of unleashing a new intifada. They've tried it twice before, and the consequences… — Tom Segev Copy Share Image
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You would be very ashamed if you knew what the experiences you call setbacks, upheavals, pointless disturbances, and tedious annoyances really are.… — Jean-Pierre de Caussade Copy Share Image
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Socialism's failure in the former Soviet Union and in the other socialist countries stands as a clean and unquestionable warning as to… — Richard Ebeling Copy Share Image
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I am willing to allow that smoking is a moral weakness, but on the other hand, we must beware of the man… — Lin Yutang Copy Share Image
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