Quote by Henry Miller
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When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat. – Henry Miller

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Art is only a means to life, to the life more abundant. It is not in itself the life more abundant. It merely points the way, something which is overlooked not only by the public, but very often by the artist himself. In becoming an end it defeats itself. – Henry Miller

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It does me good to write a letter which is not a response to a demand, a gratuitous letter, so to speak, which has accumulated in me like the waters of a reservoir. – Henry Miller

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True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself. – Henry Miller

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Prosperity is the best protector of principle. – Mark Twain

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The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give. – Howard Cosell

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I dont know why, its the same reason why you like some music and you dont like others. Theres something about it that you like. Ultimately I dont find its in my best interests to try and analyze it, since its fundamentally emotional. – Jerry Garcia

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If youre feeling insecure and you need to feel special, the best place to go is somewhere foreign where people treat you as special because youre different. – Kristin Scott Thomas

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As we grow old, the beauty steals inward. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. We werent punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed German cities we killed civilians. Thats war. And this is war. – Ann Coulter

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There is, so I believe, in the essence of everything, something that we cannot call learning. There is, my friend, only a knowledge – that is everywhere. – Hermann Hesse

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Everyone in my family is an artist. Both my parents are painters and my moms an opera singer. I was never shown any other way to process life. – Aleksa Palladino

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