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The chief difference between horror fans and science fiction fans lies in why they won't walk backwards. A horror fan won't walk backwards because he knows he'll be knifed by a madman. A science fiction fan won't walk backwards because he knows he'll step on the cat.
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Focus attention and energy on making a difference in the lives of others, and success might follow as a by-product.
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Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.
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I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?
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Excellence is an art won by training and habituation.
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There is an ideal of excellence for any particular craft or occupation; similarly there must be an excellent that we can achieve as human beings. That is, we can live our lives as a whole in such a way that they can be judged not just as excellent in this respect or in that occupation, but as excellent, period. Only when we develop our truly human capacities sufficiently to achieve this human excellent will we have lives blessed with happiness.
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Happiness is the utilization of one's talents along lines of excellence.
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I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
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Some men, like spaniels, will only fawn the more when repulsed, but will pay little heed to a friendly caress.
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A tiny remnant of a big thing is better than a whole little thing.
