"First thoughts are not always the best."

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Source : "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, (pp. 787-790), 1922.

Vittorio Alfieri

“Death is the Graduation of the Soul”
“Some women are lost in the fire. Some women are built from it.”
“The only difference between a winner and a loser is a winner plays until he wins”
“I think most people don't react well to being screamed at. It's counterproductive.”
“In my particular case foreign policy happens to be my hobby, my consuming interest. I had spent decades studying it.”
“Besides all this, if you are idle, and take to bad courses, you will hurt those of your brethren who are slaves, and do all in your power to prevent their being free.”

Source : Jupiter Hammon, Stanley Austin Ransom (1983). “America's first Negro poet: the complete works of Jupiter Hammon of Long Island”, Associated Faculty Pr Inc
“Wing Chun teaches you what to concentrate on, whether you're here or out in the world dealing with problems. It's second nature for me now. I don't even get to the point where there's a problem.”
“The morning, when I need to have opinions and answers across the board very quickly, is a constant fight between ease and inspiration, what will make our lives easier versus what will make us excited because we were ambitious.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com

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