"Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind."

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“None has more frequent conversations with a disagreeable self than the man of pleasure; his enthusiasms are but few and transient; his appetites, like angry creditors, are continually making fruitless demands for what he is unable to pay; and the greater his former pleasures, the more strong his regret, the more impatient his expectations. A life of pleasure is, therefore, the most unpleasing life.”
“The decathlon is nine Mickey Mouse events and the 1500 metres.”
“You might have lost some major battles, but you survived and you're still here.”
“Those who have succeeded have also had the ability to overcome adversity, disappointment, and even tragedy in their lives.”
“To pay for my father's funeral I borrowed money from people he already owed money to. One called him a nobody. No, I said, he was a failure. You can't remember a nobody's name, that's why they're called nobodies. Failures are unforgettable.”

Source : Philip Schultz (2009). “Failure”, p.48, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Happiness is a risk. If youâ€™re not a little scared, then youâ€™re not doing it right.”
“Being the chief minister of a regional government is just a pastime compared with the hellish job of being prime minister of two different communities brought together,”
“In the end, I cared about him so much that I just thought he deserved someone who loved him more than I did.”

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