"I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. I know I can."

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Source : The Little Engine That Could (1930)

Watty Piper

#Inspiring Quotes #Book Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Life - a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.”
“While poetry was less professionalized than it is now, I still had this urge to win prizes and see my work in magazines, to get an "A," as though poetry could be graded. I wish I had been more patient and less frantic about getting published.”

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“Separate yourself from the technique; separate yourself from yourself.”
“I technically have two last names, which is a lot of fun when you're making airline reservations.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“A man like me should carry his burdens alone. If he doesn't people get hurt”
“Truth and fiction are so aptly mixed that all seems uniform and of a piece.”
“Evil does exist in the world. A non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler's armies. Negotiations cannot convince al Qaeda's leaders to lay down their arms. To say that force may sometimes be necessary is not a call to cynicism - it is a recognition of history; the imperfections of man and the limits of reason.”

Source : Nobel Prize for Peace Acceptance Speech and Lecture, delivered 10 December 2009, Oslo City Hall, Oslo, Norway
“Our life is what our thoughts make it. A man will find that as he alters his thoughts toward things and other people, things and other people will alter towards him.”

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