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"It is not true that drink changes a man's character. It may reveal it more clearly."
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"The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to see things again in their larger, quieter masses, and to believe that we too can be seen and judged in the wholeness of our character."

"Failures make character, not success."

"When a foundation is built following sound structural principles, with solid, high-quality materials, anything that is layered on top is more secure, durable, and resilient. Your integrity works the same way."

"Fruits of the spirit in the man attract others to him."

"Instead of trying to be taller than others, stronger than others, more superior to others, try to be gentler than others, more compassionate than others, fairer than others!"
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"Why do I do this every Sunday? Even the book reviews seem to be the same as last week's. Different books same reviews."

"I never deliberately set out to shock, but when people don't walk out of my plays I think there is something wrong."

"Here we are, we're alone in the universe, there's no God, it just seems that it all began by something as simple as sunlight striking on a piece of rock. And here we are. We've only got ourselves. Somehow, we've just got to make a go of it. We've only ourselves."

"It is easy to answer the ultimate questions - it saves you bothering with the immediate ones."

"It is widely held that too much wine will dull a man's desire. Indeed it will in a dull man."

"The whole point of a sacrifice is that you give up something you never really wanted in the first place. People are doing it around you all the time. They give up their careers, say - or their beliefs - or sex."
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