It's the climbing that makes the man. Getting to the top is an extra reward. ― Robert Lipsyte

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Taxes are the source of life for the bureaucracy, the army and the court, in short, for the whole apparatus of the executive power. Strong government and heavy taxes are identical.

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When one individual comes into intimate contact with another, she—or he, of course, as the case may be—must almost inevitably receive or inflict suffering.

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Your pain is a school unto itself–– and your joy a lovely temple. ― Aberjhani

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Dedicate yourself to what gives your life true meaning and purpose; make a positive difference in someone's life. ― Roy T. Bennett

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I don't believe in failure. I'm perseverant - I believe in failing. ― Bauvard

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Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities. Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the Queen: all know how to die: but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation of ancient Rome.

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I've played different nationalities, and everything from vulnerable to strong to crooked to demented. It just increases your possibilities of work because, if people know you can do just about anything, then you're going to get more offers. That's what I want to do.

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Empowerment is a word that comes with liberty.- Karol G

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Like my father, I am very impatient. I have a strong bullshit detector. I may finish one book in twenty that I have started.

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