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"What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending."
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"How is it the great pieces of good luck fall to us?"
Luck
"The book which you read from a sense of duty, or because for any reason you must, does not commonly make friends with you."
Friendship
"Is it worth while to observe that there are no Venetian blinds in Venice?"
Observation
"Primitive societies without religion have never been found."
Religion
"The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested."
Man
"He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence."
Silence
"The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection."
Leadership
"There will presently be no room in the world for things; it will be filled up with the advertisements of things."
Will
"What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending."
Expectation
"The mortality of all inanimate things is terrible to me, but that of books most of all."
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"I am often guilty of expecting the worst so as to avoid disappointment and welcome surprise."
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"Expectation wasn't just about what people expected of you. It was about what you expected of yourself."
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Personal Development
"Expectations create and shape reality."
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Personal Development
"Long ago, before I had ever seen a diamond, I read about them and I tried to imagine what they would be like ... When I saw a real diamond in a lady's ring one day I was so disappointed I cried. Of course, it was very lovely but it wasn't my idea of a diamond."
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Personal Development
"Some people won't go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and bitter."
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Personal Development
"Whatever you search for will either meet you halfway or wait for you."
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Personal Development
"What makes earth feel like hell is our expectation that it should feel like heaven."
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Personal Development
"When we set expectations and nourish them with appreciation, we will get better results."
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Personal Development
"I myself have never been enchanted by the dream of the white wedding, and, heaven help us, the expectation that this exquisitely catered event should be 'the happiest moment' of one's life."
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"American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope to find in their butlers."
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