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Quote by Andre Gide
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable t

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you. – Andre Gide

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There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome. – Andre Gide

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Art
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Andre Gide
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Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. – Andre Gide

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Courage
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It is not the man who has little, but he who desires more, that is poor. – Seneca

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Perspective

The ability to reduce everything to simple fundamental laws does not imply the ability to start from those laws and reconstruct the universe. – Philip W. Anderson, “More Is Different,” Science Magazine

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Perspective

Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch. – James Baldwin

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When a dog runs at you, whistle for him. – Henry David Thoreau

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Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius. – George Sand

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A woman can be very beautiful and an ideal model and she will photograph incredibly well, but shell appear in film and it wont work. What works is some fusion of physical beauty with some mental field or whatever you call it. I dont know. – Oliver Stone

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A first-generation fortune is the most likely to be given away, but once a fortune is inherited its less likely that a very high percentage will go back to society. – Bill Gates

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My ultimate vocation in life is to be an irritant. – Elvis Costello

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