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Giacomo Leopardi-Poet

Children find everything in nothing; men find nothing in everything.- Giacomo Leopardi

Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837) was an Italian poet, philosopher, essayist and philologist. He is widely acknowledged to have been one of the most radical and challenging thinkers of the 19th century. - Wikipedia

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Lafcadio Hearn-Writer

All good work is done the way ants do things: Little by little. - Lafcadio Hearn 

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) was an international writer, known best for his books about Japan, especially his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories. - Wikipedia

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Pearl S. Buck-Writer

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. - Pearl S. Buck

Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (1892-1973) was an American writer and novelist. As the daughter of missionaries, Buck spent most of her life before 1934 in Zhenjiang, China. - Wikipedia

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George Orwell-Novelist

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. - George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair, name George Orwell (1903-1950) was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. - Wikipedia

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Michelangelo-Sculptor

Genius is eternal patience. - Michelangelo

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475-1564) was a Florentine sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. - Wikipedia

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Jack Welch-Executive

Change before you have to. - Jack Welch

John Francis "Jack" Welch, Jr. (born) is a retired business executive, author, and chemical engineer. He was chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001. During his tenure at GE, the company's value rose 4,000%. - Wikipedia

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Anne Morrow Lindbergh-Author

The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere. - Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Anne Spencer Lindbergh (1906-2001) was an author, aviator, and the wife of aviator Charles Lindbergh. She was an acclaimed author, whose books and articles spanned the genres from poetry to nonfiction. - Wikipedia

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Lois McMaster Bujold-Writer

Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself. - Lois McMaster Bujold

Lois McMaster Bujold (born 1949) is a fiction writer. She is one of the most acclaimed writers in her field. - Wikipedia

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Mary McCarthy-Novelist

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism. - Mary McCarthy

Mary Therese McCarthy (1912-1989) was a novelist, critic and political activist.  - Wikipedia

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Basil Rathbone-Actor

Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart. - Basil Rathbone

Philip St. John Basil Rathbone (1892-1967) was a South African-born English actor. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films. - Wikipedia

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Stanko Abadžić-Photographer

The faster we live, the less emotion is left in the world. The slower we live, the deeper we feel the world around us. - Stanko Abadžić

Stanko Abadžić (born 1952) is a Croatian photographer and photojournalist. He lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia. -  Wikipedia

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Kristin Armstrong-Bicycler

Embrace your sweat. It is your essence and your emancipation. -  Kristin Armstrong

Kristin Armstrong (born 1973) is a professional road bicycle racer and three-time Olympic gold medalist.- Wikipedia

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Toni Morrison-Novelist

If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it. - Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison (born 1931) is an American novelist, editor, teacher, and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. She is one of the most respected American writers and cultural critics. - Wikipedia

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Chögyam Trungpa-Teacher

Enlightenment is ego's ultimate disappointment. - Chögyam Trungpa

Chögyam Trungpa (1939-1987) was a Buddhist meditation master and holder of both the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages. - Wikipedia

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David Whyte-Poet

Gratitude arises from paying attention, from being awake in the presence of everything that lives within and without us.- David Whyte

David Whyte (born 1955) is an English poet of Irish origin.

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Rita Dove-Poet

Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful. - Rita Dove

Rita Frances Dove (born 1952) is a poet and essayist. - Wikipedia

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Parker Palmer-Author

We are here not only to transform the world but also to be transformed. - Parker J. Palmer

Parker J. Palmer (born 1939) is an author, educator, and activist. He focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change. 

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John Constable-Painter

We see nothing truly till we understand it. - John Constable

John Constable (1776-1837) was an English Romantic painter. He is known principally for his landscape paintings.

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Barbara Tuchman-Historian

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. - Barbara Tuchman

Barbara Tuchman (1912-1989) was an American historian and author. She won the Pulitzer Prize twice. - Wikipedia

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Hermann Hesse-Poet

Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it. - Herman Hesse

Hermann Karl Hesse (1877-1962) was a German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter. - Wikipedia

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Naguib Mahfouz-Writer

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. - Naguib Mahfouz

Naguib Mahfouz (1911-2006) was an Egyptian writer. He won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature in 1988.

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Marianne Williamson-Lecturer

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are. - Marianne Williamson

Marianne Deborah Williamson (born 1952) is a spiritual teacher, author and lecturer. She has published eleven books, including four New York Times number one bestsellers. - Wikipedia

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Vic Braden-Tennis player

Learn to think like a winner. Think positive and visualize your strengths. - Vic Braden

Victor Kenneth Braden, Jr. (1929-2014) was an American tennis player, instructor and television broadcaster for the sport. - Wikipedia

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Bennett Cerf-Publisher

Politicians are like ships, noisiest when lost in fog. - Bennet Cerf.

Bennett Alfred Cerf (1898-1971) was an American publisher. He is one of the founders of American publishing firm Random House. - Wikipedia

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R.G. Ingersoll-Lawyer

Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result. - R.G.Ingersoll

Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) was an American lawyer, a Civil War veteran, political leader, and orator of the United States during the Golden Age of Free Thought. - Wikipedia

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Meg Wheatley-Writer

Hopelessness has surprised me with patience.- Meg Wheatley

Margaret J. Wheatley (born 1944)is a writer and management consultant. - Wikipedia

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Christopher Hitchens-Author

What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence. - Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Eric Hitchens (1949-2011) was an English author, columnist, essayist, orator, religious and literary critic, social critic, and journalist. - Wikipedia

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Neil deGrasse Tyson-Astrophysicist

We are all connected: to each other - biologically, to the earth - chemically, and to the rest of the universe - atomically. - Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson (born 1958) is an astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. - Wikipedia

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Gladys Taber-Author

We need time to dream, time to remember, and time to reach the infinite. Time to be. - Gladys Taber

Gladys Bagg Taber (1899-1380) authored 59 books, including the Stillmeadow books, and columnist for Ladies' Home Journal and Family Circle. 

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Jerry Giles-writer

Problems are not problems at all, but results that are dissatisfying. - Jerry Gillies

Jerry Giles (1940-2015) was a writer, blogger, and speaker. He inspired millions of people by his solo performances.

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