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Quote by John Burroughs
Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of charac

Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the influence of family the tyranny of culture; and finally the power of climate and environment; and we are free, only to the extent we rise above these. – John Burroughs

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Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you can juggle five balls. The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. Thats Acting 101. Then you start putting layers on top of that. – John Burroughs

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Truth
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I seldom go into a natural history museum without feeling as if I were attending a funeral. – John Burroughs

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History
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A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying. – John Burroughs

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Failure
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Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower. – Charles M. Schwab

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The monk in hiding himself from the world becomes not less than himself, not less of a person, but more of a person, more truly and perfectly himself: for his personality and individuality are perfected in their true order, the spiritual, interior order. – Thomas Merton

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It is by no means certain that our individual personality is the single inhabitant of these our corporeal frames… We all do things both awake and asleep which surprise us. Perhaps we have cotenants in this house we live in. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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After puberty the personality develops impetuously and all extraneous intervention becomes odious. . . . Now it so happens that parents feel the responsibility towards their children precisely during this second period, when it is too late. – Antonio Gramsci

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Personality

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You know what I like to do? I love waking up early, making them breakfast, taking them to school, having time in the morning with them. With six kids, its like a reality show. – Allan Houston

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Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart. – Victor Hugo

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Man — despite his artistic pretensions, his sophistication, and his many accomplishments — owes his existence to a six inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains. – Author and exact wording unknown, I’ve been told this was quoted by Paul H

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I drank some boiling water because I wanted to whistle. – Mitch Hedberg

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funny