"The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away."

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"The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away."

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"True wisdom often comes from the experience of failure-not from success."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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"Three kinds of people achieve illumination: those who learn, those who teach, and those who do both continuously."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"Your time is the life you have at a particular moment."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"Some persons can't accept the truth, due to their inability to let go of their own perceptions."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

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"When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, 'I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men,' Epictetus replied, 'I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich!'."

Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

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"Integrity is doing the right thing when nobody's watching, and doing as you say you would do."

Roy T. Bennett, American Author

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"Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

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"Answers were always important, but they were seldom easy."

Patrick Rothfuss, Australian Athlete

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"If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

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Stephen King, American Author

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"Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer."

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"Double-no triple-our troubles and we'd still be better off than any other people on earth."

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"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem, government IS the problem. It isn't so much that liberals are ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so."

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"The greatest security for Israel is to create new Egypts."

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"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same."

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"Every new day begins with possibilities. It's up to us to fill it with the things that move us toward progress and peace."

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"True wisdom often comes from the experience of failure-not from success."

"Three kinds of people achieve illumination: those who learn, those who teach, and those who do both continuously."

"Your time is the life you have at a particular moment."

"Some persons can't accept the truth, due to their inability to let go of their own perceptions."

"When a youth was giving himself airs in the Theatre and saying, 'I am wise, for I have conversed with many wise men,' Epictetus replied, 'I too have conversed with many rich men, yet I am not rich!'."

"Integrity is doing the right thing when nobody's watching, and doing as you say you would do."

"Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied."

"Answers were always important, but they were seldom easy."

"If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads."

"I'm not much of a believer in the so-called character study; I think that in the end, the story should always be the boss."

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"Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer."

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"Trust, but verify."

"Double-no triple-our troubles and we'd still be better off than any other people on earth."

"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem, government IS the problem. It isn't so much that liberals are ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so."

"The greatest security for Israel is to create new Egypts."

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same."

"Every new day begins with possibilities. It's up to us to fill it with the things that move us toward progress and peace."

"America is too great for small dreams."