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Quote by Mark Twain
The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished it

The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished it to your satisfaction. By that time you begin to clearly and logically perceive what it is you really want to say. – Mark Twain

Other quotes by Mark Twain

The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something that can be learned in no other way. – Mark Twain

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Cats
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The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out, the conservative adopts them. – Mark Twain

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Conservatism
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It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare. – Mark Twain

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Courage
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Journal: fitting your heart and soul into ruled lines. – Terri Guillemets

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It seems to me that the problem with diaries, and the reason that most of them are so boring, is that every day we vacillate between examining our hangnails and speculating on cosmic order. – Ann Beattie, Picturing Will, 1989

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Writing

Having imagination, it takes you an hour to write a paragraph that, if you were unimaginative, would take you only a minute. Or you might not write the paragraph at all. – Franklin P. Adams, Half a Loaf, 1927

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Writing

Write your first draft with your heart. Re-write with your head. – From the movie Finding Forrester

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It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself. – Charles Baudelaire

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The liberals have not softened their view of actuality to make themselves live closer to the dream, but instead sharpen their perceptions and fight to make the dream actuality or give up the battle in despair. – Margaret Mead

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Im not aiming for the Nobel Peace Prize! – Omar Bongo

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I love sports. Anytime I can combine sports with a film Im a happy guy. Its such a natural fit, because sports always seems to be a metaphor for life. Always, always, always. – Dean Cain

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