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Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under ev

Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles. – Washington Irving, The Sketch Book, 1820

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Wouldn’t it be wonderful if our mind growled like our stomach does when it is hungry? – Zig Ziglar

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That’s the classical mind at work, runs fine inside but looks dingy on the surface. – Robert M. Pirsig

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