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Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglo

Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success. – Ambrose Bierce

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The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling. – Ambrose Bierce

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No country is so wild and difficult but men will make it a theater of war. – Ambrose Bierce

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I was very clear that I wanted to keep Thor out of the rest of the Marvel universe for no less than the first six issues. And the success of the book, I think, speaks well to that decision. – J. Michael Straczynski

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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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If we become one of those societies that attack success, why not come as certain there will be a lot less success? And thats not who we are. – Mitt Romney

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I get hired by companies to hack into their systems and break into their physical facilities to find security holes. Our success rate is 100% weve always found a hole. – Kevin Mitnick

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