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“I'm working harder than ever now, and I'm putting on my pants the same as I always have. I just get up every day and try to do a little better than the day before, and that is to run a great restaurant with great food, great wine, and great service. That's my philosophy.” — Emeril Lagasse

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“Music is the fourth great material want, first food, then clothes, then shelter, then music.” — Christian Nestell Bovee

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“I was a great student at a great school, Wharton School of Finance.” — Donald Trump

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“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” — Epictetus

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“Boldness is a mask for fear, however great.” — John Dryden

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“To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it those who have, fear it.” — Horace

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“In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone but sometimes it is a great relief.” — John Barrymore

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“Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.” — Norman Vincent Peale

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“The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.” — John C. Maxwell

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“I am blessed to have so many great things in my life - family, friends and God. All will be in my thoughts daily.” — Lil' Kim

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“The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.” — Pope John Paul II

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“Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back.” — John Ruskin

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“All the strength and force of man comes from his faith in things unseen. He who believes is strong he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.” — James Freeman Clarke

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“It is a great consolation for me to remember that the Lord, to whom I had drawn near in humble and child-like faith, has suffered and died for me, and that He will look on me in love and compassion.” — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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“I've also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have built such high standards for themselves that they often feel alone. But that same loneliness is part of their ability to create.” — Yousuf Karsh

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“To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism would deny.” — Joseph Addison

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“We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, the historical encounter, the decisive encounter, between God and mankind. He who has faith knows this truly let him rejoice.” — Pope Paul VI

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“Another thing I like to do is sit back and take in nature. To look at the birds, listen to their singing, go hiking, camping and jogging and running, walking along the beach, playing games and sometimes being alone with the great outdoors. It's very special to me.” — Larry Wilcox

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“Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art.” — John Ruskin

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“People in tough times - it doesn't mean they don't have a great attitude.” — Joel Osteen

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“My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation.” — Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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“I believe with all my heart that America remains 'the great idea' that inspires the world. It is a privilege to be born here. It is an honor to become a citizen here. It is a gift to raise your family here, to vote here, and to live here.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger

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“Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest.” — Peace Pilgrim

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“I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I can't do something halfway, three-quarters, nine-tenths. If I'm going to do something, I go all the way.” — Tom Cruise

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“You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.” — Louisa May Alcott

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