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

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When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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Life is a series of steps. Things are done gradually. Once in a while there is a giant step, but most of the time we are taking small, seemingly insignificant steps on the stairway of life. – Ralph Ransom

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Every time you walk down the street people are screaming, Youre fired! – Donald Trump

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We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent. – Barack Obama

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Strange questions are the more interesting ones. Children by and large dont try to trip you up… they want to find out how you do this funny thing that you do… if theyve loved a story they love to know how it started. – Michael Morpurgo

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Ive analyzed the best I can… and I have not found an impeachable offense, and therefore resignation is not an acceptable course. – Richard M. Nixon

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You dont go around grieving all the time, but the grief is still there and always will be. – Nigella Lawson

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Dreams can be like charades in which we act out words rather than see or speak them. – Jane Roberts

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