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Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding


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Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.



Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.



A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.



When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.



Beauty without expression tires.

Beauty without expression tires.



Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.



Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.



Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn



To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.



The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.





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Words, they say, are the food of minds. But, like other foods, they can do little by themselves.

Words, they say, are the food of minds. But, like other foods, they can do little by themselves.



Be compassionate and kind to yourself and everyone around you.

Be compassionate and kind to yourself and everyone around you.



Love is supreme and unconditional like is nice but limited.

Love is supreme and unconditional like is nice but limited.



Were it not for the Clash, punk would have been just a sneer, a safety pin and a pair of bondage trousers.

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As I mentioned, I was a carpenter for a time.

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To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.

To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.



Poor and afflicted and oppressed people have faces, and we are required to look squarely into them. We can't love what we won't experience.

Poor and afflicted and oppressed people have faces, and we are required to look squarely into them. We can't love what we won't experience.



I've always felt very comfortable with accents. Once I get an accent, I can do it, and that's just something I've been able to do my whole life.

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The fact remains that we are invited to forget ourselves on purpose, cast our awful solemnity to the wind, and join in the general Dance.

The fact remains that we are invited to forget ourselves on purpose, cast our awful solemnity to the wind, and join in the general Dance.




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