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"Negative feedback is better that none. I would rather have a man hate me than overlook me. As long as he hates me I make a difference."

"Negative feedback is better that none. I would rather have a man hate me than overlook me. As long as he hates me I make a difference."

Hugh Prather, American Author

Negative, Difference, Hate, Man

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"There was never sufficient evidence presented at my trial to support a finding of intent to kill."

"There was never sufficient evidence presented at my trial to support a finding of intent to kill."

Jack Henry Abbott, American Author

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"Live with boldness! Get drunk with all of the beauty of life."

"Live with boldness! Get drunk with all of the beauty of life."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Inspirational, Beauty, Life, Boldness, Joy

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"Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures."

"Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures."

H. Jackson Brown, Jr., American Author

Inspirational, Thoughts, H. Jackson Brown

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"Beware of a man with manners."

"Beware of a man with manners."

Eudora Welty, American Author

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"Let me be kind and loving today because tomorrow is far far away."

"Let me be kind and loving today because tomorrow is far far away."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Kindness, Today, Life, Future

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"To be under a physical bondage or a mental bondage is one of the worst situations someone could ever be in life."

"To be under a physical bondage or a mental bondage is one of the worst situations someone could ever be in life."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Bondage, Physical, Mental, Worst

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"The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human. Meander if you want to get to town."

"The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human. Meander if you want to get to town."

Michael Ondaatje, Canadian Author

Time, Trust, First, Order

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"That strategy of buy and hold, which is the sound and sensible one for the individual, can have very dangerous and perverse effects for the market as a whole."

"That strategy of buy and hold, which is the sound and sensible one for the individual, can have very dangerous and perverse effects for the market as a whole."

Ron Chernow, American Author

Strategy, Sound

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"Islamophobia defines whether a person is really a thinking and sentient sapiens or an ignorant caveman."

"Islamophobia defines whether a person is really a thinking and sentient sapiens or an ignorant caveman."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Prejudice, Ignorance, Truth, Wisdom, Regret

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"You'd be surprised who will back down when you speak up."

"You'd be surprised who will back down when you speak up."

Gina Greenlee, American Author

Assertiveness, Courage, Voice, Confidence

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"You can never be happy unless you learn to love yourself."

"You can never be happy unless you learn to love yourself."

Jeffrey Fry, American Author

Self-Love, Happiness, Acceptance, Well-Being

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"Richness does not come from wealth or splendor, but from an appreciation of those things that you cannot buy."

"Richness does not come from wealth or splendor, but from an appreciation of those things that you cannot buy."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Values, Richness, Appreciation, Wealth, Happiness

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"All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose."

"All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose."

Brian Tracy, American Author

Man, Men, Women, Work, People

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"If it is committed in the name of God or country, there is no crime so heinous that the public will not forgive it."

"If it is committed in the name of God or country, there is no crime so heinous that the public will not forgive it."

Tom Robbins, American Author

God, Country, Crime, Name

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"I rise with every sunrise."

"I rise with every sunrise."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Life, Rise, Sunrise, Renewal, Hope

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"Assumptions can be dangerous, JUST ASK!!"

"Assumptions can be dangerous, JUST ASK!!"

Harrish Sairaman, Indian Author

Inquiry, Communication, Question, Clarity, Truth

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"Some women have said, 'Gee, here I am getting involved with this fat guy, what will people think of me?' But they were converted and sometimes surprised."

"Some women have said, 'Gee, here I am getting involved with this fat guy, what will people think of me?' But they were converted and sometimes surprised."

Daniel Pinkwater, American Author

Woman, Women, People, Will

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"Faithfulness and character are noble qualities that God honors."

"Faithfulness and character are noble qualities that God honors."

Jim George, American Author

Faithfulness, Faith, Character, God, Honor

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"Love deeply, love passionately."

"Love deeply, love passionately."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Love, Deeply, Passionately, Intensely

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"Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge."

"Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge."

George William Curtis, American Author

Anger, Men, Income, Luxury

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"I'm not going to wear a red dress," she said."It would look stunning, My Lady," she called.She spoke to the bubbles gathered on the surface of the water. "If there's anyone I wish to stun at dinner, I'll hit him in the face."

"I'm not going to wear a red dress," she said."It would look stunning, My Lady," she called.She spoke to the bubbles gathered on the surface of the water. "If there's anyone I wish to stun at dinner, I'll hit him in the face."

Kristin Cashore, American Author

Social, Humor, Defiance, Charm, Confidence

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"Sufferings helps to soften the harden heart."

"Sufferings helps to soften the harden heart."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Healing, Suffering, Heart, Soft, Pain

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"It is much more important to be oneself than anything else."

"It is much more important to be oneself than anything else."

Virginia Woolf, British Author

Self, Authenticity, Identity, Uniqueness

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"Every layer of complexity creates greater distance from life's simple truths."

"Every layer of complexity creates greater distance from life's simple truths."

Fennel Hudson, British Author

Simplicity, Complexity, Truth, Life, Distance

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"Your personal brand must exude who you are, what you stand for, specifies your target market, what value you intend to add to them and the unique offering through which you will do that."

Archibald Marwizi, Zimbabwean Author

Branding, Identity, Values, Marketing, Uniqueness

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"I believe in the immortality of the soul because I have within me immortal longings."

"I believe in the immortality of the soul because I have within me immortal longings."

Helen Keller, American Author

Spiritual, Soul, Immortality, Longing, Spirit

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"Dreams can be like charades in which we act out words rather than see or speak them."

"Dreams can be like charades in which we act out words rather than see or speak them."

Jane Roberts, American Author

Dream, Dreams, Act, Words

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"It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him."

"It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him."

John Steinbeck, American Author

Ambition, Greatness, Human, Nature, Expectation

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"Spend your time designing the greatest reputation a man could possess."

"Spend your time designing the greatest reputation a man could possess."

Chris Murray, Irish Author

Success, Reputation, Design, Legacy

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"I find the idea of vigilante justice very attractive. I like the idea that the murderer decides that this person has gone too far, and nothing will happen to him unless she does something to stop him."

"I find the idea of vigilante justice very attractive. I like the idea that the murderer decides that this person has gone too far, and nothing will happen to him unless she does something to stop him."

Donna Leon, American Author

Creativity, Idea, Justice, Nothing, Will

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"It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. The best way for children to treasure reading is to see the adults in their lives reading for their own pleasure."

"It distresses me that parents insist that their children read or make them read. The best way for children to treasure reading is to see the adults in their lives reading for their own pleasure."

Kate DiCamillo, American Author

Family, Children, Parents, Pleasure, Reading

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"A New York divorce is in itself a diploma of virtue."

"A New York divorce is in itself a diploma of virtue."

Edith Wharton, American Author

Virtue, Divorce

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"A little belief, a little faith, a little hope is sometimes all we need, to see the light."

"A little belief, a little faith, a little hope is sometimes all we need, to see the light."

Charles F. Glassman, American Author

Hope, Belief, Faith, Light

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"When life presents you with a problem, show the courage, make yourself a hundred times bigger than the problem."

"When life presents you with a problem, show the courage, make yourself a hundred times bigger than the problem."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Problem, Courage, Growth, Solution

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"You might think the Bangkok Hilton (the nickname of a fictional prison in Bangkok) was tough, well that was paradise compared to this place!"

"You might think the Bangkok Hilton (the nickname of a fictional prison in Bangkok) was tough, well that was paradise compared to this place!"

Stephen Richards, British Author

Prison, Harsh, Comparison, Bangkok

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"There was a distinction between lying and telling half-truths, but it was a very narrow one."

"There was a distinction between lying and telling half-truths, but it was a very narrow one."

Alexander McCall Smith, British Author

Ethics, Truth, Deception, Wisdom, Observation

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"Trouble shared is trouble halved."

"Trouble shared is trouble halved."

Dorothy L. Sayers, British Author

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"Fall open. Break open. Sit with others' openness. Let love be your medicine."

"Fall open. Break open. Sit with others' openness. Let love be your medicine."

Vironika Tugaleva, Ukrainian Author

Openness, Healing, Love, Connection

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"We can disagree with one another without being raging, judgmental, spiteful, self-righteous lunatics. Can't we?"

"We can disagree with one another without being raging, judgmental, spiteful, self-righteous lunatics. Can't we?"

Scott Stabile, American Author

Respect, Communication, Understanding, Calm

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"I do not believe that gifts, whether of mind or character, can be weighed like sugar and butter."

"I do not believe that gifts, whether of mind or character, can be weighed like sugar and butter."

Virginia Woolf, British Author

Neglect, Emptiness, Decay, Passage, Silence

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"Consciousness is not confined within an individual brain. Otherwise, how can it cause changes in the physical state of things outside the brain?"

"Consciousness is not confined within an individual brain. Otherwise, how can it cause changes in the physical state of things outside the brain?"

Ilchi Lee, South Korean Author

Mind, Consciousness, Reality, Energy

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"The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker."

"The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker."

Helen Keller, American Author

Contribution, Heroism, Work, Effort

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"You have to learn to intake, to imbibe, to nourish yourself and not be afraid of fullness. The fullness is like a tidal wave which then carries you, sweeps you into experience and into writing."

"You have to learn to intake, to imbibe, to nourish yourself and not be afraid of fullness. The fullness is like a tidal wave which then carries you, sweeps you into experience and into writing."

Anais Nin, American Author

Creativity, Learning, Experience, Writing

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"Yearn for the opposite, to buck the trend, to be different."

"Yearn for the opposite, to buck the trend, to be different."

Fennel Hudson, British Author

Rebellion, Difference, Individual, Desire

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"Believe that there are no limits. Manifest your best reality."

"Believe that there are no limits. Manifest your best reality."

Truth Devour, Australian Author

Belief, Limitless, Mindset, Manifestation

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"You truly help people with the things that you sell. Once you are aware of that vital piece of information every demonstration, every presentation, every transaction will be delivered with a light shining from your heart. From your heart will shine a beacon that tells all prospects you can truly help and that that is your sole purpose for being there."

"You truly help people with the things that you sell. Once you are aware of that vital piece of information every demonstration, every presentation, every transaction will be delivered with a light shining from your heart. From your heart will shine a beacon that tells all prospects you can truly help and that that is your sole purpose for being there."

Chris Murray, Irish Author

Sales, Help, Awareness, Communication, Heart

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"Ethnic conflict is a line between religion and stupidity."

"Ethnic conflict is a line between religion and stupidity."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Conflict, Religion, Stupidity, Division

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"Always give but never expect. Giving is happiness, disappointment is sadness."

"Always give but never expect. Giving is happiness, disappointment is sadness."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Generosity, Give, Expectations, Happiness, Life

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"The camera makes everyone a tourist in other people's reality, and eventually in one's own."

"The camera makes everyone a tourist in other people's reality, and eventually in one's own."

Susan Sontag, American Author

People, Reality

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