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Man's greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done.
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Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.


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Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.
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Only one thing registers on the subconscious mind: repetitive application - practice. What you practice is what you manifest.
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If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant feeling, the confidence in success, which not seldom brings actual success along with it.
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Now I think poetry will save nothing from oblivion, but I keep writing about the ordinary because for me it's the home of the extraordinary, the only home.
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We were starting to lose track with Earth because fame and success brings you many things that you're not really prepared for or know how to deal with as a human being.
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The only model to me that correlates with big success in the NFL is having a Hall of Fame franchise quarterback.
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Only we, the public, can force our representatives to reverse their abdication of the war powers that the Constitution gives exclusively to the Congress.
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Calling Michelle 'Obama Barack's baby mama?' Tell me, is that acceptable? But the Obamas aren't the only targets. Fox's pattern of race-baiting and fear-mongering regularly focuses on black leaders, black institutions and ordinary black people.
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Only white men have the luxury of ignoring race.


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I'm comfortable only when there's a mutual attraction. That's what anyone wants. If I find out she's not attracted to me, it brings down my level of attraction to her. If I'm interested and find out she's not, I tend to cool off.
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Adultery is the application of democracy to love.


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Success is not only one thing. It's not only having a nice house in Beverly Hills and driving a nice Mercedes.
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I'm really looking forward to seeing what life brings to me.


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About the only problem with success is that it does not teach you how to deal with failure.


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