"There is no mistaking the dismay on the face of a writer who has just heard that his brain child is a deformed idiot."

-- L. Sprague de Camp

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“It's an awful truth that suffering can deepen us, give a greater lustre to our colours, a richer resonance to our words. That is, if it doesn't destroy us, if it doesn't burn away the optimism and the spirit, the capacity for visions, and the respect for simple yet indispensable things.”
“Every Sailor has the potential to lead," said Mullen, "I don't care if it's a seaman recruit or someone higher ranking than myself. Where there's a will, there's a way.”
“You are much more than the sum of what you produce.”
“I once undertook on behalf of a friend to smuggle a small dog through the customs. I was of ample proportions, and managed to conceal the little dog upon my person. All went well until my bosom barked.”
“I think failure is just a part of life. You can't avoid it in anything. I just accept it as a part of life and something that's going to happen, and you use it to grow. You use it, you learn from it, and you grow from it.”
“I had to spend countless hours, above and beyond the basic time, to try and perfect the fundamentals.”

Source : "The Wondrous Dr. J". Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 26, 1992.
“The harder I work the more I live.”
“I understand why Barack Obama wants to send every kid to college, because of their indoctrination mills, absolutely â€¦ The indoctrination that is going on at the university level is a harm to our country.”

Source : "Santorum: Obama wants to 'indoctrinate' students by boosting college enrollment". www.cbsnews.com. February 23, 2012.

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