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Our passions are ourselves.


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To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream, not only plan, but also believe!

To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream, not only plan, but also believe!



Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.

Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.



If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.

If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.



In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.

In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.



To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.



When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.

When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.



Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not.

Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not.



Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.



All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.



Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin.

Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin.





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Love that is fueled solely by feelings will suddenly find itself out of gas on a long road with no gas stations.

Love that is fueled solely by feelings will suddenly find itself out of gas on a long road with no gas stations.



Stay up building your empire if you must, cut all negative ties if you must, sacrifice some things if you must, but above all, never forget the reason why you wanted to be successful.

Stay up building your empire if you must, cut all negative ties if you must, sacrifice some things if you must, but above all, never forget the reason why you wanted to be successful.



A little while, a moment of rest upon the wind, and another woman shall bear me.

A little while, a moment of rest upon the wind, and another woman shall bear me.



I don't think it's the job of filmmakers to give anybody answers. I do think, though, that a good film makes you ask questions of yourself as you leave the theatre.

I don't think it's the job of filmmakers to give anybody answers. I do think, though, that a good film makes you ask questions of yourself as you leave the theatre.



The aim is not therefore to liberate some 'essential self' by throwing off the burden of government and the State, but to develop the self in creative and voluntary relations with others.

The aim is not therefore to liberate some 'essential self' by throwing off the burden of government and the State, but to develop the self in creative and voluntary relations with others.



Common sense meant once something very different from that plain wisdom, the common heritage of men, which we now call by this name.

Common sense meant once something very different from that plain wisdom, the common heritage of men, which we now call by this name.



The rain to the wind said, You push and I'll pelt.' They so smote the garden bed That the flowers actually knelt, And lay lodged--though not dead. I know how the flowers felt.

The rain to the wind said, You push and I'll pelt.' They so smote the garden bed That the flowers actually knelt, And lay lodged--though not dead. I know how the flowers felt.



In school, writing was the only thing that really came naturally to me, but it wasn't until college that I realized that I could do it for more than just fun.

In school, writing was the only thing that really came naturally to me, but it wasn't until college that I realized that I could do it for more than just fun.



I try to watch only real things, which basically amounts to C-Span for me. I like real people in real situations. I learn from that.

I try to watch only real things, which basically amounts to C-Span for me. I like real people in real situations. I learn from that.




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