"Wanting to work is so rare a merit,……" — Abraham Lincoln
"Wanting to work is so rare a merit, that it should be encouraged."
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- It is not seen as insane when a fighter, under an attack that will inevitable lead to his death, chooses… — Emilie Autumn
- No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged… — Ansel Adams
- My mother encouraged it so much. She was so supportive. Even if as a kid, I would do the dumbest… — David Blaine
- My dad encouraged us to fail. Growing up, he would ask us what we failed at that week. If we… — Sara Blakely
- I grew up in a house where my father encouraged my brother and me to fail. I specifically remember coming… — Sara Blakely
- I don't think people should be encouraged to look like Kate Moss; I think that's unreasonable. I think the normal… — Anthony Bourdain
- Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business. — Jeff Bridges
- My dad is very successful in his business. He's always been big in having hobbies and having little ways to… — Luke Bryan
- The first book I did - the first successful book - was a kind of a travel book, and publishers… — Bill Bryson
- There is so much potential out there in young people and they aren't getting the right information or being encouraged… — Benjamin Carson
- I don't have any authority to talk about the domestic policies of America. But as an outsider, I am mystified… — Nick Cave
- I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was… — Dave Chappelle