"The very first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it."

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Source : Sir William Osler, Mark E. Silverman, T. J. Murray, Charles S. Bryan, American College of Physicians--American Society of Internal Medicine (2003). “The Quotable Osler”, p.76, ACP Press

William Osler

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“In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, And ate of it. I said, â€˜Is it good, friend?â€™ â€˜It is bitter â€” bitter,â€™ he answered, â€˜But I like it Because it is bitter, And because it is my heart.”

Source : The Black Riders and Other Lines "In the Desert" l. 1 (1895)
“... it isn't in my nature to cry for very long. It is one of the blessings of my life that things that are past -- are past. Yesterday's calamities are merely today's challenge. I can get down -- but I can't stay there.”

Source : Louella Oettinger Parsons (1944). “The Gay Illiterate”
“I'm on record as being understood to be a supporter of a reformed establishment, in which other Christian denominations, and other faiths, play a major part.”
“In this country tonight, PBS shows one of the most talked about tributes of the year.”
“You wear yourself out in the pursuit of wealth or love or freedom, you do everything to gain some right, and once it's gained you take no pleasure in it.”
“Nobody has a right to whip me but my own master, and nobody shall do so if I can prevent it”

Source : Elizabeth Keckley (1868). “Behind the scenes; or, Thirty years a slave, and four years in the White house”, p.33
“I went to school in drag, in art school and my day was completely different because everybody thought I was a chick. You should see me as a chick. So I went as a girl, as like an experiment and it worked really well and everyone was really nice to me but I couldn't talk obviously...you know train conductors were really cool to me on my commute...HA! I looked hot as a chick!”
“I never give my real self. I have a hundred sides, and I turn first one way and then the other. I am playing a deep game. I have a number of strong cards up my sleeve. I have never been myself, excepting to two friends.”

Source : Mary MacLane (2014). “Tender Darkness: A Mary MacLane Sampler”, p.122, Petrarca Press

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