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The greatest part of a writers time is spent in reading in order t

The greatest part of a writers time is spent in reading in order to write. A man will turn over half a library to make a book. – Samuel Johnson

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All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently to be a great evil. – Samuel Johnson

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[W]ith an unquiet mind, neither exercise, nor diet, nor physick can be of much use. – Samuel Johnson

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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust. – Samuel Johnson

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I really had no great love for shoes. I was a working First Lady I was always in canvas shoes. I did nurture the shoes industry of the Philippines, and so every time there was a shoe fair, I would receive a pair of shoes as a token of gratitude. – Imelda Marcos

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Time is that stuff between paydays. – Leo Ochs

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I found golf was too time consuming, but I did enjoy it. – John Wooden

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If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time. – Marcel Proust

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I still read Donne, particularly his love poems. – Carol Ann Duffy

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I was really fascinated by politics. It always has been part of my view that politics really is a calling or you wouldnt go into it, because its demanding and potentially has a toll on you and your family. – John Key

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Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue. – William Bennett

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A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous. – Coco Chanel

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