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Quote by Virgil Thomson
Try a thing you havent done three times. Once, to get over the fea

Try a thing you havent done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not. – Virgil Thomson

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I said to my friends that if I was going to starve, I might as well starve where the food is good. – Virgil Thomson

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