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Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are gua

Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must fight in order to conquer it. – Alexandre Dumas

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A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it. – Alexandre Dumas

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Failure
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How is it that little children are so intelligent and men so stupid? It must be education that does it. – Alexandre Dumas

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Education
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Fairy Tales
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Life itself is the most wonderful fairytale of all. – Hans Christian Andersen

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Fairy Tales

This is not simply a story about a frog and a prince. A story about a frog would be biological. A story about a prince would be historical. But a story about a frog-prince is magical, and therein lies all the difference. – Jane Yolen, Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie and Folklore in the Literature of Child

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Fairy Tales

Years ago, fairy tales all began with “Once upon a time” — now we know they all begin with, “If I am elected.” – Carolyn Warner

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Fairy Tales

When you tell your own fairy tale, you create your own magic. – Terri Guillemets, “Once Upon a Now,” 2004

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Fairy Tales

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I like to spend time in the past, with the things that have been important to me. – John Wooden

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Time

How can you consider flower power outdated? The essence of my lyrics is the desire for peace and harmony. Thats all anyone has ever wanted. How could it become outdated? – Robert Plant

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Peace

There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker if sad, it must not scream or curse. – William James

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I am opposed to the accumulation of executive power anywhere. – Noam Chomsky

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power