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“When the ambassadors of other foreign countries come to Japan to make treaties, they can be told that such and such a treaty has been made with the ambassador of the United States, and they will rest satisfied with this.”
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“Create your own method. Don't depend slavishly on mine. Make up something that will work for you! But keep breaking traditions, I beg you.”
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“May not music be described as the mathematics of the sense, mathematics as music of the reason?”
Source : James Joseph Sylvester, H. F. Baker (2012). “The Collected Mathematical Papers of James Joseph Sylvester:”, p.419, Cambridge University Press
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“Whenever you do anything or say anything, you're opening yourself up to criticism. But that's okay.”
Source : Source: www.avclub.com
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“You have but to know an object by its proper name for it to lose its dangerous magic.”
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“It is not fear that stops you from doing the brave and true thing in your daily life. Rather, the problem is avoidance. You want to feel comfortable so you avoid doing or saying the thing that will evoke fear and other difficult emotions. Avoidance will make you feel less vulnerable in the short run but, it will never make you less afraid.”
Source : FaceBook post by Harriet Lerner from Sep 23, 2016 
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“While I believe that my lengthy career provides sufficient evidence for consideration of my nomination, I am convinced the efforts to obtain Executive Branch materials and information will continue.”
Source : "Miers Withdraws Nomination". www.foxnews.com. October 27, 2005.
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“I think most entrepreneurs would refer to themselves as "accidental". No one looks for stress and pain. You stumble on to it. Also, no one looks for pots of gold, it just happens.”
