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Alexander Graham Bell-Scientist

When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us. - Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) was a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer, and innovator. - Wikipedia

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Robertson Davies-Novelist

Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it. - Robertson Davies

William Robertson Davies (1913-1995) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. Wikipedia

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Josh Billings-Humorist

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness. - Josh Billins

Josh Billings was the pen name of 19th-century American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818-1885). He was a famous humor writer and lecturer in the United States. - Wikipedia

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Barbara Ehrenreich-Author

No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots. - Barbara Ehrenreich

Barbara Ehrenreich (born 1941) is an American author and political activist who describes herself as "a myth buster by trade". - Wikipedia

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Robert Schuller- Author

Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines. - Dr. Robert Schuller 

Robert Harold Schuller (1926-2015) was an American motivational speaker, and author. - Wikipedia

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Shunryū Suzuki-Monk

The world is its own magic. - Shunryu Suziki 

Shunryu Suzuki (1904-1971) was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in US. He is renowned for founding the first Buddhist monastery outside Asia. - Wikipedia

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Emil Nolde-Painter

There cannot be creation without a lot of energy. - Emil Nolde

Emil Nolde (1867-1956) was a German-Danish painter and printmaker. He was one of the first Expressionists, a member of Die Brücke, and was one of the first oil painting and watercolor painters of the early 20th century to explore color. - Wikipedia

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Henri Cartier-Bresson-Photographer

You just have to live and life will give you pictures.. - Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) was a French humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35 mm film. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and conceived of photography as capturing a decisive moment. - Wikipedia

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Ray Bradbury - Author

Stuff your eyes with wonder . . .

live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds.

See the world. It's more fantastic than

any dream made or paid for in factories. - Ray Bradbury

Ray Douglas Bradbury (1920 – 2012) was an American fantasy, science fiction, horror and mystery fiction author. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and for the science fiction and horror stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951), Bradbury was one of the most celebrated 20th-century American genre writers. He wrote and consulted on many screenplays and television scripts, including Moby Dick and most notably, It Came from Outer Space, and many of his works have been adapted into comic books, television shows, and films. - Wikipedia.

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Ethel Barrymore-Actress

You grow up the day you have your first real laugh -- at yourself. - Ethel Barrymore

Ethel Barrymore was (1879-1959) an American actress and a member of the Barrymore family of actors. Barrymore was a preeminent stage actress regarded as "The First Lady of the American Theatre" whose career spanned six decades. - Wikipedia

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Paul Dirac-Physicist

Living is worthwhile if one can contribute in some small way to this endless chain of progress. - Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac 

Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac OM FRS (1902-1984) was an English theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the early development of both quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics. - Wikipedia

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Jacob Bronowski-Mathematician

Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty. - J. Bronowski

Jacob Bronowski was a British mathematician, historian of science, theatre author, poet, and inventor. - Wikipedia 

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Martha Grimes-Writer

We don't know who we are until we see what we can do. - Martha Grimes 

Martha Grimes (born 1931) is an American writer of detective fiction. She is best known for a series featuring Richard Jury, a Scotland Yard inspector. - Wikipedia

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Winona LaDuke-Environmentalist

Let us be the ancestors our descendants will thank. - Winona LaDuke

Winona LaDuke is (born 1959) an environmentalist, economist, and writer, known for her work on tribal land claims and preservation, as well as sustainable development. - Wikipedia

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T. E. Lawrence-Writer

Dream your dreams with open eyes and make them come true. - T. E. Lawrence

Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935) was a British archaeologist, military officer, diplomat, and writer. - Wikipedia

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Jean de La Bruyère-Philosopher

Out of difficulties grow miracles. - Jean de La Bruyere

Jean de La Bruyère (1645-1696) was a French philosopher and moralist. - Wikipedia

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Alex Haley-Writer

Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children. - Alex Haley

Alexander Murray Palmer "Alex" Haley (1921-1992) was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. - Wikipedia

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Felix Adler-Professor

The family is the school of duties - founded on love. - Felix Adler

Felix Adler (1851-1933) was a German American professor of political and social ethics, rationalist, influential lecturer on euthanasia, religious leader and social reformer who founded the Ethical Culture movement. - Wikipedia

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Adolfo Pérez Esquivel-Painter

We cannot sow seeds with clenched fists. To sow we must open our hands. - Adolfo Perez Esquivel

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (born 1931) is an Argentine activist, community organizer, art painter, writer and sculptor. - Wikipedia

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Anwar Sadat-Politician

There is no happiness for people at the expense of other people. - Anwar Sadat

Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat (1918-1981) was the third President of Egypt, serving from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 October 1981. - Wikipedia

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Wil Wheaton-Actor

Be honest. Be kind. Be honorable. Work hard. And always be awesome. - Wil Wheaton

Richard William "Wil" Wheaton III (born 1972) is an American actor, blogger, voice actor, and writer. - Wikipedia

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Charles de Gaulle-General

In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant. - Charles de Gaulle

Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (1890-1970) was a French general and statesman. He was the leader of Free France and the head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic. - Wikipedia

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André Malraux-Novelist

The most important thing in life is to see to it that you are never beaten. - André Malraux

André Malraux DSO (1901-1976) was a French novelist, art theorist and Minister of Cultural Affairs. Malraux's novel La Condition Humaine won the Prix Goncourt. - Wikipedia

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David Levithan-Author

Love weaves itself from hundreds of threads. - David Levithan

David Levithan (born 1972) is an American young adult fiction author and editor. His first book, Boy Meets Boy, was published by Knopf Books for Young Readers in 2003. - Wikipedia

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James Randi-Magician

No amount of belief makes something a fact. - James Randi

James Randi (born 1928) is a Canadian-American retired stage magician and a scientific skeptic who has extensively challenged paranormal and pseudoscientific claims. - Wikipedia

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Fareed Zakaria-Journalist

In a world awash in debt, power shifts to creditors. - Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Rafiq Zakaria (born 1964) is an Indian-American journalist and author. He is the host of CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS and writes a weekly column for The Washington Post. - Wikipedia

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Seamus Heaney-Poet

Even if the hopes you started out with are dashed, hope has to be maintained. - Seamus Heaney

Seamus Justin Heaney, MRIA (1939-2013) was an Irish poet, playwright, translator and lecturer from Northern Ireland. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. - Wikipedia

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Dylan Thomas-Poet

The function of posterity is to look after itself. - Dylan Thomas

Dylan Marlais Thomas (1914-1953) was a Welsh poet and writer - Wikipedia

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P. D. James-Writer

God gives every bird his worm, but He does not throw it into the nest. - P. D. James

Phyllis Dorothy James (1920-2014) was an English crime writer. She rose to fame for her series of detective novels starring police commander and poet Adam Dalgliesh. - Wikipedia

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Doris Lessing-Novelist

Laughter is by definition healthy - Doris Lessing

Doris May Lessing, CH (1919-2013) was a British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer. She won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007.  - Wikipedia

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Stella McCartney-Fashion designer

Everyone can do simple things to make a difference, and every little bit really does count. - Stella McCartney

Stella Nina McCartney, OBE (born 1971) is an English fashion designer. She is the daughter of former Beatles member Paul McCartney and American musician, photographer and animal rights activist Linda McCartney. - Wikipedia

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Alfred Mercier-Author

What we learn with pleasure we never forget. - Alfred Mercier

Alfred Mercier (1816-1894) was writer and physician.