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Quote by Joseph Addison
If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think

If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is. – Joseph Addison

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Most American fascists are enthusiastically supporting the war effort. They are doing this even in those cases where they hope to have profitable connections with German chemical firms after the war ends. – Henry A. Wallace

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You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand. – Woodrow Wilson

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You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your writing until it has been done to you. – Stephen King

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If it is nothingness that awaits us, let us make an injustice of it let us fight against destiny, even though without hope of victory. – Miguel de Unamuno

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I had some experience in dealing with people who have mental illness and depression, but I didnt see the signs in myself. I couldnt ask for help because I didnt know I needed help. – Clara Hughes

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Israel was not created in order to disappear – Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom. – John F. Kennedy

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When I was doing ensemble theater and comedy work, I felt I had some talents. But when I started doing my shows in Berkeley and found that I could be funny on my own, I was shocked. – Whoopi Goldberg

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Few rich men own their property; the property owns them. – Robert Ingersoll, speech, New York, 29 October 1896

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