"He that can work is born to be king of something."

-- Thomas Carlyle

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“I don't think the idea of homosexuality is really taboo any more. Our culture is evolving. This is an exciting time to be living.”
“Some people are afraid of what they might find if they try to analyze themselves too much, but you have to crawl into your wounds to discover where your fears are. Once the bleeding starts, the cleansing can begin.”
“Sanity ... is the most profound moral option of our time.”

Source : Renata Adler (2013). “Speedboat”, p.8, New York Review of Books
“Let it not be said that I was silent when they needed me.”
“I was very active but I was dyslexic and had a really hard time at school.”
“To use a big word or a foreign word when a small one and a familiar one will answer the same purpose, is a sign of ignorance. Great scholars and writers and polite speakers use simple words.”

Source : Joseph Devlin (2014). “How to Speak and Write Correctly (illustrated): Fully Formatted Version”, p.4, Full Moon Publications
“I believe that there is always something new to learn, in fact, that is one of the three reasons that I chose to become a chef, that my education is never over.”

Source : "Anne Burrell Talks Wedding Plans and 'Chef Wanted'". Interview with Lisa Hirsch, www.etonline.com. January 31, 2013.
“I'm not as far along as Jack Nicklaus was at this age, but I'm trying.”

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