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"As clichA© as it might sound, I'd rather lose than win by cheating. The latter is a much deeper, more personal loss in that one is admittedly whispering to himself his lack of competence. His cheating then begets more cheating, as he is ever-privately, ever-subconsciously insulting himself; thus, gradually deteriorating any remaining confidence."
"We should be people of principles and should fight for these principles."
"It is better to lose friends than to lose your reputation, and better to lose riches than to lose your integrity."
"Delayed gratification is a major virtue that is missing from our society."
"Some men escape the grip. Maybe their wives have no social ambitions; maybe they've hit a sentence or two in a 'dangerous book' that pleased them; maybe they started on the treadmill as I did and were knocked off. Anyway, they're the congressmen you can't bribe, the Presidents who aren't politicians, the writers, speakers, scientists, statesmen who aren't just populate grab-bags for a half-dozen women and children."
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"If it weren't for you, mornings wouldn't be so comforting - slippers wouldn't scrape through the rooms of my heart..."
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