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Pat Conroy quote: "The pursuit of greatness means that laziness has no place in..."

The pursuit of greatness means that laziness has no place in your life.

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Hans Christian Andersen quote: "Where words fail, music speaks."
Where words fail, music speaks. Hans Christian Andersen
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Karkaroff intends to flee if the Mark burns."Does he?" said Dumbledore softly, as Fleur Delacour and Roger Davies came giggling in from the grounds. "And are you tempted to join him?"No," said Snape, his black eyes on Fleur's and Roger's retreating figures. "I am not such a coward."No," agreed Dumbledore. You are a braver man by far than Igot Karkaroff. You know, I sometimes think we Sort too soon..."He walked away, leaving Snape looking stricken. J. K. Rowling
he'd know about the role of mirror neurons in the brain, special cells in the premotor cortex that fire right before a person reaches for a rock, steps forward, turns away, begins to smile. Amazingly, the same neurons fire whether we do something or watch someone else do the same thing, and both summon similar feelings. Learning form our own mishaps isn't as safe as learning from someone else's, which helps us decipher the world of intentions, making our social whirl possible. The brain... Diane Ackerman
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Joe Theismann quote: "No matter how great you are, the next great one is already..."
No matter how great you are, the next great one is already sitting there waiting to take your place. Joe Theismann
Edwin Hubbel Chapin quote: "This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man."
This is the essential evil of vice, that it debases man. Edwin Hubbel Chapin
Mackenzie King quote: "Every hour of useful work is precious."
Every hour of useful work is precious. Mackenzie King
Maybe I don't really want to know what's going on. Maybe I'd rather not know. Maybe I couldn't bear to know. The Fall was a fall from innocence to knowledge. Margaret Atwood
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Tony Scott quote: "The world is sick of big IT things that don't work."
The world is sick of big IT things that don't work. Tony Scott
Steven Spielberg quote: "I'd rather direct than produce. Any day. And twice on Sunday."
I'd rather direct than produce. Any day. And twice on Sunday. Steven Spielberg