Let us therefore animate and encourage each other, and show the whole world that a Freeman, contending for liberty on his own ground, is superior to any slavish mercenary on earth. ― George Washington

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One word of encouragement can be enough to spark someone’s motivation to continue with a difficult challenge. ― Roy T. Bennett

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There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness. ― George Washington

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I’m not saying I’m gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world. — Tupac Shakur

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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. ― George Washington

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To believe you are magnificent. And gradually to discover that you are not magnificent. Enough labor for one human life. ― Czesław Miłosz

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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. ― George Washington

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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. ― George Washington

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You’re only given a little spark of madness. You must not lose it. —Robin Williams

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The labor into which a heart has poured its whole love--where will it have its say, to excite and inspire, and when?

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