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Quote by James Boswell
I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character

I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything. – James Boswell

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I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said to be born to friends. – James Boswell

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For my own part I think no innocent species of wit or pleasantry should be suppressed: and that a good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation. – James Boswell

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He tells himself over and over again in any choice presented to him, Prefer the hard. This holds good not only in great matters, but also in very small, in fighting by the frozen Danube and in starting the day early. – Marcus Aurelius

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Even as a tortoise draws in its limbs, the wise can draw in their senses at will. – Bhagavad Gita

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Its so hard when I have to, And so easy when I want to. – Sondra Anice Barnes

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Man?s power of choice enables him to think like an angel or a devil, a king or a slave. Whatever he chooses, mind will create and manifest. – Frederick Bailes

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Picasso is a character that has pursued me for a long time and I always rejected. He deserves a lot of respect because I am from Malaga, and I was born four blocks from where he was born. – Antonio Banderas

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At my age flowers scare me. – George Burns

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A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is a reality. – Yoko Ono

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