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All Quotes Collection

"I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am."

"I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am."

Sylvia Plath, American Poet

Life, Heart, Deep, Old

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"In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake."

"In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Politics, Mistake

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"There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere."

"There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Philosophy, God, Anarchy, Chance, Universe

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"In wilderness is the preservation of the world."

"In wilderness is the preservation of the world."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Nature, Wilderness, World

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"One must act in painting as in life, directly."

"One must act in painting as in life, directly."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Creativity, Life, Act, Painting

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"Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive."

"Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive."

George Washington, American President

Wisdom, Business, Men

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"It's a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money."

"It's a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Wisdom, Money, People, Snobbery, Spiritual

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"There was never a genius without a tincture of madness."

"There was never a genius without a tincture of madness."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Genius, Madness

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"Women must tell men always that they are the strong ones. They are the big, the strong, the wonderful. In truth, women are the strong ones. It is just my opinion, I am not a professor."

"Women must tell men always that they are the strong ones. They are the big, the strong, the wonderful. In truth, women are the strong ones. It is just my opinion, I am not a professor."

Coco Chanel, French Designer

Relationship, Men, Women, Truth, Opinion

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"No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience."

"No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Justice, Evil, Man

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"I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."

"I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Inspirational, Life, Success, Dreams, Direction

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"We have to stop and be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery."

"We have to stop and be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery."

Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist

Wisdom, Mystery

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"I have never started a poem yet whose end I knew. Writing a poem is discovering."

"I have never started a poem yet whose end I knew. Writing a poem is discovering."

Robert Frost, American Poet

Creativity, End, Writing

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"A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought."

"A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought."

Warren Buffett, American Businessman

Wisdom, Thought, Public

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"Genius, when young, is divine."

"Genius, when young, is divine."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

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"An army marches on its stomach."

"An army marches on its stomach."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

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"In bourgeois society capital is independent and has individuality, while the living person is dependent and has no individuality."

"In bourgeois society capital is independent and has individuality, while the living person is dependent and has no individuality."

Karl Marx, German Philosopher

Business, Society, Individuality, Living

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"A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval."

"A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval."

Mark Twain, American Author

Self-Control, Approval, Man

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"Revolutions are the locomotives of history."

"Revolutions are the locomotives of history."

Karl Marx, German Philosopher

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"It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal."

"It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal."

Helen Keller, American Author

Wisdom, Travel, Goal, Desire

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"The supreme function of reason is to show man that some things are beyond reason."

"The supreme function of reason is to show man that some things are beyond reason."

Blaise Pascal, French Philosopher

Philosophy, Man, Reason

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"All mankind love a lover."

"All mankind love a lover."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

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"He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great."

"He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great."

Herman Melville, American Novelist

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"No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding."

"No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Law, Understanding

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"Which death is preferably to every other? "The unexpected"."

"Which death is preferably to every other? "The unexpected"."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

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"I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office."

"I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Leadership, Men, Ambition, Office

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"If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right to go croaking about society, or what is worse, looking as if he stifled grief."

"If a man be gloomy let him keep to himself. No one has the right to go croaking about society, or what is worse, looking as if he stifled grief."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Attitude, Society, Grief, Man, Right

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"The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny."

"The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Wisdom, Destiny, Self

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"The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world."

"The people of England are the most enthusiastic in the world."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Patriotism, People, England, World

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"I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not."

"I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not."

Fran Lebowitz, American Journalist

Humor, Winning, Play

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"I love the name of honor, more than I fear death."

"I love the name of honor, more than I fear death."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

Courage, Death, Love, Fear, Honor

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"Life is made of ever so many partings welded together."

"Life is made of ever so many partings welded together."

Charles Dickens, English Novelist

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"Friendship is essentially a partnership."

"Friendship is essentially a partnership."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Friendship, Partnership

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"I find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad."

"I find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

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"My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it."

"My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it."

Mark Twain, American Author

Humor, Mother, Trouble

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"Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves."

"Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

Wisdom, Ability, Tact, President

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"Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay."

"Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Politics, Nation, Public, Publicity, Support

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"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."

"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Freedom, Fight, May, Surrender

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"Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public."

"Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

Leadership, Character, Example, Personality, Public

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"I have lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory."

"I have lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory."

Julius Caesar, Roman Leader

Wisdom, Nature, Glory

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"I have no hostility to nature, but a child's love to it. I expand and live in the warm day like corn and melons."

"I have no hostility to nature, but a child's love to it. I expand and live in the warm day like corn and melons."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Nature, Love, Day

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"The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes."

"The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Politics, Control, Class, Community, Middleclass

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"Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever."

"Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French Leader

Wisdom, Glory, Obscurity

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"And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul."

"And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

Wisdom, Food, Soul, Knowledge

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"A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting."

"A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Wisdom, Acting, Living, Reading

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"Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better."

"Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better."

Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

Inspirational, Minority, World

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"You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself."

"You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself."

Napoleon Hill, American Writer

Success, Nothing

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"It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen."

"It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen."

Muhammad Ali, American Athlete

Motivational, Belief, Conviction, Deep, Repetition

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"You can't teach the old maestro a new tune."

"You can't teach the old maestro a new tune."

Jack Kerouac, American Novelist

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"Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable."

"Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable."

Mark Twain, American Author

Wisdom, Facts, Statistics

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