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Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. - Washington Irving

Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. – Washington Irving

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Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. Youre never as good as youd like to be. So theres always something to hope for. – Washington Irving

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There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble. – Washington Irving

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Moral of the Work. In war: resolution. In defeat: defiance. In victory: magnanimity. In peace: goodwill. – Sir Winston Churchill

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The man who is happy is fulfilling the purpose of existence. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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We should all be obliged to appear before a board every five years, and justify our existence… on pain of liquidation. – George Bernard Shaw

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Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it. – Buddha

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Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet. – African Proverb

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The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom. – John Locke

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Failure is the most terrible thing in our business. When we fail, the whole world knows about it. – Desi Arnaz

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Those who are prepared to die for any cause are seldom defeated. – Jawaharlal Nehru

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