Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved. — Helen Keller

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A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Synergy — the bonus that is achieved when things work together harmoniously. – Mark Twain

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No writer in our time has been more isolated than Kafka, and yet few have achieved communication as well as he did.

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I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense; I call it intelligence. ― Malcolm X

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Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves. – William Hazlitt

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It is not length of life, but depth of life. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Every artist was first an amateur. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved. -Mattie Stepanek

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Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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