"Legend remains victorious in spite of history."

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Source : Sarah Bernhardt (1968). “Memories of my life, being my personal, professional, and social recollections as woman and artist”

Sarah Bernhardt

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“I have seen the glories of art and architecture, and mountain and river; I have seen the sunset on the Jungfrau, and the full moon rise over Mont Blanc; but the fairest vision on which these eyes ever looked was the flag of my country in a foreign land. Beautiful as a flower to those who hate it, terrible as a meteor to those who hate it, it is the symbol of the power and glory, and the honor, of fifty million Americans.”
“O, it sets my heart a clickin' like the tickin' of a clock, when the frost is on the punkin and the fodder's in the shock.”

Source : James Whitcomb Riley (1895). “The Days Gone by and Other Poems”
“I shoot my big mouth off; it just pops up! I have to learn to edit myself.”
“I'd rather entertain people than offend them.”
“Challenge yourself, its fine not to be a totally finished person.”
“I hardly remember how I started to write poetry. It's hard to imagine what I thought poetry could do.”
“It's just weird that indie rock heads and so on are connecting to my music.”
“It's important to resolve to yourself, 'I will absolutely win!' Then this firm commitment will serve as the wellspring of great wisdom and courage that surges forth from within.”

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