Failure makes me work even harder.

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The harder I prepare, the luckier I seem to get.

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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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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. ― George Washington

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

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It is better to be alone than in bad company. ― George Washington

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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool. ― George Washington

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Conflict is the soul of literature.

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In a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart.

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It is a mark of a superior mind to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.

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