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"It is very east to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own."
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"I've not seen in my lifetime any politician who is a heroic figure. The manipulation that all politicians use on one level or another is so transparent."

"Nixon's grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped."

"You're not the only one who's made mistakes, but they're the only things that you can truly call your own."

"Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them."

"So many times it seemed like there were chances to stop things before they started. Or even stop them in midstream. But it was even worse when you knew in that very moment that there was still time to save yourself, and yet you couldn't even budge."

"It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved."

"It is so conceited and timid to be ashamed of one's mistakes. Of course they are mistakes. Go on to the next."
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"There are two barriers that often prevent communication between the young and their elders. The first is middle-aged forgetfulness of the fact that they themselves are no longer young. The second is youthful ignorance of the fact that the middle aged are still alive."

"I've done more harm by the falseness of trying to please than by the honesty of trying to hurt."

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"You read a book from beginning to end. You run a business the opposite way. You start with the end, and then you do everything you must to reach it."
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