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The hardest thing was learning to write. I was 13, and the only wr

The hardest thing was learning to write. I was 13, and the only writing I had done was for Social Studies. It consisted of copying passages right out of the encyclopedia. – Tracy Kidder

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You do the right thing even if it makes you feel bad. The purpose of life is not to be happy but to be worthy of happiness. – Tracy Kidder

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Happiness
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Paul Farmer has helped to build amazing health care system in one of the poorest areas of Haiti. He founded Partners in Health, which serves the destitute and the sick in many parts of the world from Haiti to Boston and from Russia to Peru. – Tracy Kidder

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Hollywood and the recording industry argue that current law permits the copying of songs and movies, and sharing them on the Internet. This enables young people to grow up learning how to steal. – Suzanne Fields

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Writing is learning to say nothing, more cleverly each day. – William Allingham

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Imitation is being rewarded. Theyre learning that if you fit right in the mold, you get rewarded. Music is no longer a form of expression – its a means to a lifestyle. – Mike Watt

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If people are made to feel uncomfortable in the kitchen, they wont go in there. Thats why I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. – Giada De Laurentiis

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I dont need anyone to rectify my existence. The most profound relationship we will ever have is the one with ourselves. – Shirley MacLaine

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Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart. – Saint Augustine

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I have always had the feeling I could do anything and my dad told me I could. I was in college before I found out he might be wrong. – Ann Richards

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Nothing a man writes can please him as profoundly as something he does with his back, shoulders and hands. For writing is an artificial activity. It is a lonely and private substitute for conversation. – Brooks Atkinson

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