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Quote by Thornton Wilder
Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some m

Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day. – Thornton Wilder

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We do not choose the day of our birth nor may we choose the day of our death, yet choice is the sovereign faculty of the mind. – Thornton Wilder

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Death
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Thornton Wilder
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The test of an adventure is that when youre in the middle of it, you say to yourself, Oh, now Ive got myself into an awful mess; I wish I were sitting quietly at home. And the sign that somethings wrong with you is when you sit quietly at home wishing you were out having lots of adventure. – Thornton Wilder

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Adventure
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Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous it is nothing if it is not ridiculous. – Thornton Wilder

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Faith
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One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that ones work is terribly important. – Bertrand Russell

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A big part of who I am is just the way I was raised. Nobody is better than anyone else, and if you really work hard, you might get lucky and get what you want. – Martina McBride

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work

Leaders arent born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And thats the price well have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal. – Vince Lombardi

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work

What are people going to do? Fire me? Ive been fired before. Not book me? Ive been out of work before. I dont care. – Joan Rivers

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work

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Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart. – Saint Augustine

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