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What I had to face, the very bitter lesson that everyone who wants to write has got to learn, was that a thing may in itself be the finest piece of writing one has ever done, and yet have absolutely no place in the manuscript one hopes to publish. Thomas Wolfe
For if there is one thing I have learned over the years about men, it is that feelings of powerlessness do not usually bring forth their finest qualities. Elizabeth Gilbert
Frederick Douglass quote: "From apparently the basest metals we have the finest toned bells."
From apparently the basest metals we have the finest toned bells. Frederick Douglass
Terry Prachett quote: "It is not a good idea to spray finest brandy across the room,..."
It is not a good idea to spray finest brandy across the room, especially when your lighted cigar is in the way. Terry Prachett
You may feel like dwelling on your limits or your fears. Don't do it. A perfect prescription for a squandered, unfulfilled life is to accommodate self-defeating feelings while undercutting your finest, most productive ones. Marsha Sinetar
Winston Churchill quote: "Never in the history of human conflict, has so much been owed..."
Never in the history of human conflict, has so much been owed by so many, to so few. It was perhaps, their finest hour. Winston Churchill
The finest thing under the sun and moon is the human soul. I marvel at the small miracles of kindness that pass between humans, I marvel at the growth of conscience, at the persistence of reason in the face of all superstition or despair. I marvel at human endurance. Anne Rice
In the world of The Age of Innocence, a financial disaster or moral scandal would permanently exile a guest from the finest dinner tables. In contemporary New York, a mere change of fashion can eliminate a place setting; therefore, the need to maintain a rigidity not of morals, but of taste, seems all the more desperate. Wendy Wasserstein
Thomas Jefferson quote: "Some of my finest hours have been spent on my back veranda,..."
Some of my finest hours have been spent on my back veranda, smoking hemp and observing as far as my eye can see. Thomas Jefferson
The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers. M. Scott Peck
Charles Baudelaire quote: "The finest trick of the devil is to persuade you that he does..."
The finest trick of the devil is to persuade you that he does not exist. Charles Baudelaire
Now, brethren, do not expect perfection in your choice of a mate. Do not be so particular that you overlook her most important qualities of having a strong testimony, living the principles of the gospel, loving home, wanting to be a mother in Zion, and supporting you in your priesthood responsibilities. Of course, she should be attractive to you.... And one good yardstick as to whether a person might be the right one for you is this: in her presence, do you think your noblest thoughts, do you... Ezra Taft Benson
Outlaws, like lovers, poets, and tubercular composers who cough blood onto piano keys, do their finest work in the slippery rays of the moon. Tom Robbins
Uh-huh," I said. "Because all you mad, evil scientists sit around whipping up batches of Pillsbury's finest during your coffee breaks. I mean, this is pathetic. James Patterson
This stuff is better than cotton candy, really it is. It’s made out of real cotton. Yossarian, you’ve got to help me make the men eat it. Egyptian cotton is the finest cotton in the world. Joseph Heller

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