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Quote by Jonathan Swift
I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late

I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning. – Jonathan Swift

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Where there are large powers with little ambition… nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes. – Jonathan Swift

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Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent. – Jonathan Swift

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Mere humans who root through their refrigerators at three oclock in the morning can only produce writing that matches what they do. And that includes me. – Haruki Murakami

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From 7 in the morning to 11 at night, I was reading. I dont think one can find any other time in ones life to be left alone so much to read in peace like that. – Mohsen Makhmalbaf

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If Im playing in the morning, Ill get some carbs early: porridge with chopped banana. If Im playing in the afternoon, Ill start with less carbs and have some eggs and fruit for breakfast, then a light lunch about 90 minutes before I play, so I dont feel sluggish or full. – Rory McIlroy

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I was getting to bed about 10 P.M. so wound up and not getting to sleep by 11, and because I was putting the prosthetics on for five hours, I had to be up at 3 in the morning. – Gerard Butler

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