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Quote by Edward Abbey
Mildly talented in a variety of ways but with no genuine ability i

Mildly talented in a variety of ways but with no genuine ability in any one field, she was like me, the perennial hapless self-amused dilettante, half-worried by the slippage of time but determined to enjoy failure anyway. – Edward Abbey

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In the afternoon I watch the clouds drift past the bald peak of Mount Tukuhnikivats. (Someone has to do it.) – Edward Abbey

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What ideal, immutable Platonic cloud could equal the beauty and perfection of any ordinary everyday cloud floating over, say, Tuba City, Arizona, on a hot day in June? – Edward Abbey

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Our modern industrial economy takes a mountain covered with trees, lakes, running streams and transforms it into a mountain of junk, garbage, slime pits, and debris. – Edward Abbey

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When my horse is running good, I dont stop to give him sugar. – William Faulkner

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Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, thats good taste. – Lucille Ball

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As a child, I had to get up early for school or work. Id get ready by myself. Id set my alarm to wake me up very early in the morning, and be off to work, the family driver driving me every morning. I did it alone, my parents never coming in to wake me up. – Janet Jackson

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