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• I could never learn to like her, except on a raft at sea with no other provisions in sight.

  Mark Twain

  Sarcastic, Sea, Sight

  Mark Twain (1960). “The autobiography of Mark Twain: including chapters now published for the first time”

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• A person gets from a symbol the meaning he puts into it, and what is one man's comfort and inspiration is another's jest and scorn.

  Robert H. Jackson

  Men, Comfort, Jest

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• Since God often sends us inspirations by means of His angels, we should frequently return our aspirations to him by means of the same messengers.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Mean, Angel, Messengers

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• OUT-OF-DOORS, n. That part of one's environment upon which no government has been able to collect taxes. Chiefly useful to inspire poets.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Fun, Government, Doors

  Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.176, University of Georgia Press

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• No man will work for your interests unless they are his.

  David Seabury

  Inspirational, Selfish, Men

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• To what level does your patriarchal blessing reach in your life? Can you recollect the time you received it and recover any of the spirit of the occasion? Do you in quiet moments ponder it? Does Karl G.Maeser's phrase, "paragraphs from the book of our possibilities" rest upon you with a sense of mission so that, as President Heber J.Grant exemplified, "you "dream nobly and manfully" and prepare ceaselessly? Do you ever think of Heber C.Kimball's faith that you can "write your own patriarchal blessing" under inspiration, for, saith the Lord, "No good thing will I withhold...

  Truman G. Madsen

  Dream, Book, Writing

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• Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction.

  Bill Gates

  Acting, Action, Underestimate

  Bill Gates (2009). “Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy”, p.37, Hachette UK

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• If you wait for inspiration, you're not a writer, but a waiter.

  Louis L'Amour

  Waiting, Acting, Action

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• I've always been a leader. I've always kind of been the tallest person on the team when I was younger but always kind of the smartest. I was ahead of my time. I wasn't always the oldest, I kind of was the youngest on the team, but, I kind of knew what to do at times.

  LeBron James

  Basketball, Team, Leader

  Group interview, www.insidehoops.com. January 4, 2004.

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• It's hard to win in the league, because every team is good, they got players on their team. A lot harder than high school. It's competitive, and that's what I most love about it.

  LeBron James

  Basketball, Team, School

  Group interview, www.insidehoops.com. January 4, 2004.

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• In the next 15 or 20 years, I hope I'll be the richest man in the world. That's one of my goals. I want to be a billionaire. I want to get to a position where generation on generation don't have to worry about nothing. I don't want family members from my kids to my son's kids to never have to worry. And I can't do that now just playing basketball.

  LeBron James

  Basketball, Kids, Son

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• Once you become a professional athlete or once you do anything well, then you're automatically a role model ... I have no problem being a role model. I love it. I have kids looking up to me and hopefully I inspire these kids to do good things.

  LeBron James

  Basketball, Athlete, Kids

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• We need affordable space travel to inspire our youth, to let them know that they can experience their dreams, can set significant goals and be in a position to lead all of us to future progress in exploration, discovery and fun. Thanks to the X Prize for the inspiration.

  Burt Rutan

  Dream, Travel, Fun

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• Roosevelt's humor was broad, his manner friendly. Of wit there was little; of philosophy, none. What did he possess? Intuition, inspiration, love of adventure.

  Emanuel Celler

  Travel, Philosophy, Adventure

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• If somebody asked me about my inspiration I would say that it's not the peopleand it's not the things, it's travel and experiencing different environments.

  Marc Newson

  Travel, Different, Environment

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• I married your mother because I wanted children, imagine my disappointment when you came along.

  Groucho Marx

  Funny, Mothers Day, Children

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• Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare.

  Harriet Martineau

  Funny Inspirational, Reading, Knowledge

  Harriet Martineau (1837). “Society in America”, p.176

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• Upon awakening, let the words Thank You flow from your lips, for this will remind you to begin your day with gratitude and compassion.

  Wayne Dyer

  Inspirational, Gratitude, Positivity

  FaceBook post by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer from Feb 06, 2012

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• Blood's not thicker than money.

  Groucho Marx

  Funny, Money, Blood

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• I could be martyred for my religion. Love is my religion and I could die for that. I could die for you.

  John Keats

  Love Is, Beautiful Love, Martyrdom

  John Keats (1914*). “The complete poetical works and letters of John Keats”, p.414, Рипол Классик

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• What humanity owes to personalities like Buddha, Moses, and Jesus ranks for me higher than all the achievements of the enquiring and constructive mind.

  Albert Einstein

  Jesus, Personality, Achievement

  Albert Einstein (2013). “Albert Einstein, The Human Side: Glimpses from His Archives”, p.70, Princeton University Press

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• Many people lose their tempers merely from seeing you keep yours.

  Frank Moore Colby

  Anger, People, Temper

  Frank Moore Colby (1926). “The pursuit of humor and other essays”

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• Leadership is providing inspiration and vision, then developing and empowering others to achieve this vision.

  Marshall Goldsmith

  Leadership, Empowering, Vision

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• A rich man's joke is always funny.

  T. E. Brown

  Cute, Men, Rich

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• The willingness to share does not make one charitable; it makes one free.

  Robert Breault

  Volunteer, Community, Making A Difference

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