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Quote by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The sole substitute for an experience which we have not ourselves

The sole substitute for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through is art and literature. – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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Own only what you can always carry with you: know languages, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag. – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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For a country to have a great writer is like having a second government. That is why no regime has ever loved great writers, only minor ones. – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience. – Paulo Coelho

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I mean, Im an uncle of seven or eight, and I dont mind it at all! Kids are great. Kids are the best six-hour experience you can have! – Chris ODowd

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In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept. – Quintilian

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Id like to work with Justin Bieber. Hes talented and hes so young. I know what hes going through. Ive lived what hes living through right now. Working with him would complete a circle of sorts for me. And he might find it a worthwhile experience himself. – Donny Osmond

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