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The only success worth ones powder was success in the line of ones

The only success worth ones powder was success in the line of ones idiosyncrasy… what was talent but the art of being completely whatever one happened to be? – Henry James

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We work in the dark – we do what we can – we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art. – Henry James

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People talk about the conscience, but it seems to me one must just bring it up to a certain point and leave it there. You can let your conscience alone if youre nice to the second housemaid. – Henry James

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Success is important only to the extent that it puts one in a position to do more things one likes to do. – Sarah Caldwell

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My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even in that sphere where it is so often regarded as the first essential for success. – Herbert Read

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When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to continue what has been done. – Charles Schumer

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Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as Im concerned, thats success. – Tom Petty

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A faith of convenience is a hollow faith. – Father Mulcahy, M*A*S*H, “A Holy Mess,” 1982

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