“Work alone is noble.”
— Thomas Carlyle
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For beautiful eyes, look for the good
“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”
— Audrey Hepburn
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I would rather be a beggar and
“I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married.”
— Elizabeth I
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When so many are lonely as seem
“When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.”
— Tennessee Williams
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The day after the prison was transferred
“The day after the prison was transferred to the military intelligence command, they had an entire battalion – 1,200, 1,500 soldiers – arrive at Abu Ghraib just for force protection alone.”
— Janis Karpinski
Author: Janis Karpinski
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Earth teach me to forget myself as
“Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life. Earth teach me resignation as the leaves which die in the fall. Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands all alone. Earth teach me regeneration as the seed which rises in the spring.”
— William Alexander
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We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone,
“We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone?”
— Anna Letitia Barbauld
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Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles
“Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany.”
— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
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You are capable of more than you
“You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path. Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure. Persist! The world needs all you can give.”
— E. O. Wilson
Author: E. O. Wilson
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He was thinking alone, and seriously racking
“He was thinking alone, and seriously racking his brain to find a direction for this single force four times multiplied, with which he did not doubt, as with the lever for which Archimedes sought, they should succeed in moving the world, when some one tapped gently at his door.”
— Alexandre Dumas
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A country is made not by policy
“A country is made not by policy alone, but by its music, its entertainment shows, all of it.”
— Glenn Beck
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