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Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

Thomas Carlyle

But I do nothing upon myself, and yet I am my own executioner.

John Donne

I've learned it's always better to have a small percentage of a big success, than a hundred percent of nothing.

Art Linkletter

I made a movie to explain to the American public what had been achieved in regards to disarmament of Iraq and why inspectors aren't in Iraq today and detailing the very complex, murky history of interaction between Iraq, the United Nations and the United States. It is most definitely not a pro-Iraq movie. It is a pro-truth movie.

Scott Ritter

My dream is to walk around the world. A smallish backpack, all essentials neatly in place. A camera. A notebook. A traveling paint set. A hat. Good shoes. A nice pleated (green?) skirt for the occasional seaside hotel afternoon dance.

Maira Kalman

The actual writing would be easy. All he had to do was to transfer to paper the interminable restless monologue that had been running inside his head, literally for years.

George Orwell

Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, particularly if the goods are worthless.

Sinclair Lewis

Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self-esteem. They're no good at all.

Kurt Cobain

We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

the truth will set u free but first it will piss u off

Albert Borris

Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill

William Shakespeare

From small beginnings come great things.

Proverb