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Don't stop at the first no. You have to be a risk taker. If there weren't room for creativity, the patent office would close down. — Debbi Fields
Currently, it was leading him through a neighborhood that was on the downside of whatever curve you hoped you'd bought your property on the upside… — Terry Pratchett
Very close by the CMS shops, hidden about a quarter mile away in the woods, was the prison's rifle range. Correctional officers could spend quality… — Piper Kerman
...a young nurse is standing close behind me wondering whether she is being drawn by my power or her charity. — Leonard Cohen
The three things that are most essential to achievement are common sense, hard work and stick-to-it-iv-ness... Unfortunately, many of life's failures are experienced by people… — Thomas A. Edison
The Open Source theorem says that if you give away source code, innovation will occur. Certainly, Unix was done this way... However, the corollary states… — Bill Joy
Once we reach a certain age, we tend to recalibrate our expectations. We expect less from the world once we've seen it up close. — Marianne Williamson
The close-up says everything. — Marlon Brando
The problem is maddening. The thing you seek is so close, you feel you could reach out and touch it. You feel it is your… — Dave Sim
As surgeons keep their instruments and knives always at hand for cases requiring immediate treatment, so shouldst thou have thy thoughts ready to understand things… — Marcus Aurelius
And from a poise at this station the plane may swoop down, at great disadvantage if close to the back of the wave, at various… — Lawrence Hargrave
Night is here. All is at rest. My eyes close in order to see without actually understanding the dream that flees before men infinite space;… — Paul Gauguin
Kinship with all creatures of the earth, sky and water was a real and active principle. In the animal and bird world there existed a… — Luther Standing Bear
Pray that God will open the doors you can't open and close the doors that need to be closed. — Joyce Meyer
When confronted with a situation that appears fragmented or impossible, step back, close your eyes, and envision perfection where you saw brokenness. Go to the… — Alan Cohen
Larry Schwarm's photographs of fire on the prairie are so compelling that I cannot imagine any later photographer trying to do better. His pictures convince… — Robert Adams
I believe that close association with one who refuses to compromise with circumstances he does not like, is an asset that can never be measured… — Napoleon Hill
Works of art are viewed by people. They are heard by people. They are felt by people. They are not just the fodder of a… — L. Ron Hubbard
I don't think I could have a genuine relationship with someone who didn't love to travel and appreciate new foods. Traveling is a big part… — Candice Accola
Whether we stay or whether we go - to be courageous is to stay close to the way we are made. — David Whyte

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