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The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not w

The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time. – Jack London

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I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. I write a book for no other reason than to add three or four hundred acres to my magnificent estate. – Jack London

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Beauty
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A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog. – Jack London

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Helping
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Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the reverse gear? – Jack London

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Time
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Because when you have millions of people with this kind of need for gratification, and the culture is saying that its possible for everyone to satisfy all of their needs and desires all of the time, there are obviously going to be clashes – clashes of ego. – Taylor Hackford

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Time

He who lets time rule him will live the life of a slave. – John Arthorne

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Time

Time is a figure eight, at its center the city of Déjà vu. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Time

Any time I got in emotional turmoil, I felt sick all the time, like at any minute I would die. – Skeet Ulrich

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Time

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The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Knowledge

I can have my goals, and I can have my dreams. My goal is to make the finals and improve my position. I want to run all decent races. I dont want to look back and say I ran a terrible race. – Oscar Pistorius

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Dreams

It is not so for art in appreciation because art is concerned with human behavior. And science is concerned with the behavior of metal or energy. It depends on what the fashion is. Now today its energy. Its the same soul behind it. The same soul, you see. – Josef Albers

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Science

Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny. – Tryon Edwards

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Karma