"Not that which men do worthily, but that which they do successfully, is what history makes haste to record."

-- Henry Ward Beecher

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“When a person says only what others love to hear, he is largely liked; but if he loves to say what he likes only, then others hardly hear him.”
“... the reason why there are so few first-class poets is that many people have intense feelings or first-class minds but to get the two together so that you will be willing to put a poem through sixty drafts, to be that self-critical, to keep breaking it down, that is what is rare. Right now most poetry is just self-indulgence.”
“You must do everything you can to make your appearance pleasing, but the minute you walk out the door, forget yourself and start concentrating on others.”
“Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like the muscles of the body.”
“With few exceptions, democracy has not brought good government to new developing countriesâ€¦What Asians value may not necessarily be what Americans or Europeans value. Westerners value the freedoms and liberties of the individual. As an Asian of Chinese cultural backround, my values are for a government which is honest, effective and efficient.”

Source : "Democracy, Human Rights and the Realities". Speech in Tokyo, www.theguardian.com. November 20, 1992.
“Donning a glove for a backyard toss, or watching a ball game, or just reflecting upon our baseball days, we are players again, forever young.”
“I succeed on my own personal motivation, dedication, and commitment. My mindset is: If I'm not out there training, someone else is.”
“Across the troubled maelstrom of time, people always need a beer.”

Source : Ellen Kushner (2007). “Swordspoint”, p.333, Spectra

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