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“There are two great tragedies in life: one is to fail to achieve one's grandest ambitions, and the other one is to succeed.”
Source : "Central Challenges of U.S. Foreign Policy: Five Questions with Graham Allison". Interview with Ali Wyne, bigthink.com. 
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“I am a runner. Last October, there was a marathon here in Beijing. I didn't participate this time, but friends told me that the run wasn't prepared too well. The organizers had only arranged about three hours' worth of food and water supplies. Most people don't finish within three hours, however. Too bad for them - or so it seemed. In fact, however, even those finishing last were perfectly taken care of, particularly during the fourth and fifth hour when demand is highest.”
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“With greater confidence in yourself and your abilities, you will set bigger goals, make bigger plans and commit yourself to achieving objectives that today you only dream about.”
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“Anything less than the best is a felony.”
Source : Song: Ice Ice Baby, Album: Hard to Swallow, 1998
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“I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.”
Source : "The Wondrous Dr. J". Academy of Achievement interview, www.achievement.org. June 26, 1992.
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“Being in L.A., it was really hard to find a country writer and producer. I eventually - years of searching - found this guy, Dan Franklin. He's an incredible musician and producer. We write so well together... It's been a really cool experience.”
Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“They were now both ready, not to begin from scratch, but to continue with a love that had survived for thirteen years in hibernation. They were no longer travellers without baggage. They were no longer twenty. They'd both been around the block a bit and had suffered without the other. They'd both lost their way without the other. Each had tried to find love with other people. But all that was now finished.”
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“If you don't change, reality in the end forces that change upon you.”
