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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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WEALTH AND HOW TO ACHIEVE IT:
Let us define the wealthy man as he who has everything he desires. How to reach that happy condition? Two ways – Edward Abbey

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We live in a time of twin credulities: the hunger for the miraculous combined with a servile awe of science. The mating of the two gives us superstition plus scientism. – Edward Abbey

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Superstition
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Thats the best thing about walking, the journey itself. It doesnt matter much whether you get where youre going or not. Youll get there anyway. Every good hike brings you eventually back home. – Edward Abbey

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No letters after your name are ever going to be a total guarantee of competence any more than they are a guarantee against fraud. Improving competence involves continuing professional development … That is the really crucial thing, not just passing an examination. – Colette Bowe

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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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There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other. – Douglas Everett

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