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The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of me by experience. No

The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of me by experience. Now it surged up again and I hungered for books, new ways of looking and seeing. – Richard Wright

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Men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread. – Richard Wright

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Two things control mens nature, instinct and experience. – Blaise Pascal

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Bitter experience has taught us how fundamental our values are and how great the mission they represent. – Jan Peter Balkenende

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I had decided I wanted to write about food, and I knew the only way to do that is to speak with authority, which meant learning the language and knowing what that experience is like. – Gail Simmons

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Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience – by a wider and deeper apprehension of the significance and scope of human existence. – Herbert Read

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