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People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work

People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they work in it because they excel. – William Hazlitt

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I hate to be near the sea, and to hear it raging and roaring like a wild beast in its den. It puts me in mind of the everlasting efforts of the human mind, struggling to be free and ending just where it began. – William Hazlitt

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Im not in control of my muse. My muse does all the work. – Ray Bradbury

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A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job. – Zig Ziglar

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I wanted to be a doctor that I might be able to work without having to talk because for years I had been giving myself out in words. – Albert Schweitzer

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A little less complaint and whining, and a little more dogged work and manly striving, would do us more credit than a thousand civil rights bills. – W. E. B. Du Bois

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