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Quote by Alice James
The success or failure of a life, as far as posterity goes, seems

The success or failure of a life, as far as posterity goes, seems to lie in the more or less luck of seizing the right moment of escape. – Alice James

Other quotes by Alice James

How sick one gets of being good, how much I should respect myself if I could burst out and make everyone wretched for twenty-four hours embody selfishness. – Alice James

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respect
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Alice James
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One has a greater sense of degradation after an interview with a doctor than from any human experience. – Alice James

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Medical
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Alice James
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Failure
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Failure? Scared to death of it. – Ryan Seacrest

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Failure

Ive always believed that its important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure. – T. Boone Pickens

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Failure

Successful entrepreneurs find the balance between listening to their inner voice and staying persistent in driving for success – because sometimes success is waiting right across from the transitional bump thats disguised as failure. – Naveen Jain

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Failure

What is more comforting to the terrorists around the world: the failure to pass the 9/11 legislation because we lacked a majority of the majority, or putting aside partisan politics to enact tough new legislation with Americas security foremost in mind? – Rahm Emanuel

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If I were founding a university I would begin with a smoking room; next a dormitory; and then a decent reading room and a library. After that, if I still had more money that I couldnt use, I would hire a professor and get some text books. – Stephen Leacock

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If you dont drink, smoke, or drive a car, youre a tax evader. – Thomas S. Foley

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car

Of course there’s a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in; the seniors don’t take much away, so knowledge sort of accumulates. – A. Lawrence Lowell

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You cant wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. – Jack London

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motivational