Quote by Ella Maillart
The usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did n

The usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did not appeal to me. I cherished difficult dreams through confidence in myself. – Ella Maillart

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Every time I took a long leave from home, I felt as if I were going to conquer the world. Or rather, take possession of what is my birthright, my inheritance. – Ella Maillart

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Certain travellers give the impression that they keep moving because only then do they feel fully alive. – Ella Maillart

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Travel can also be the spirit of adventure somewhat tamed, for those who desire to do something they are a bit afraid of. – Ella Maillart

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Our citizens and those who have gone before us charted the broad outlines of where we need to go, and they would envy our opportunity to translate those dreams into action. And I believe they will judge us very harshly should we fail to act. – Dave Freudenthal

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If you choose not to pursue your dreams, youll still be a part of a dream – only it will be someone elses. – Mike Hawkins

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Perhaps, all writers walk such a line. In general – as we all do in our dreams – I believe I put something of myself into all the characters in my novels, male as well as female. – Rose Tremain

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Dreams

Field of Dreams is the only movie – and I saw it in the theater – on an afternoon when I was on location somewhere, and there were like 12 people in the theater. I was just so devastated I couldnt get out of my seat. And I sat and watched it a second time. – Paul Reiser

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A house needs a grandma in it. – Louisa May Alcott

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We need to dig deep and give people a reason to be optimistic just as Obama is doing in America. Because in the same way that outcome of the U.S. elections will change the course of events there and around the world, so too do politics here in Britain. – Lucy Powell

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There may be people who have more talent than you, but theres no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that. – Derek Jeter

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Style is innate to who I am. My father gave me a picture the other day. I must have been about seven, and I had on wing-tip shoes and some cool pants. I thought, Wow! – Dylan McDermott

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