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Wallace Stevens-Poet

The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself. - Wallace Stevens

Wallace Stevens (1879-1955) was an American Modernist poet. - Wikipedia

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D. T. Suzuki-Author

I am an artist at living - my work of art is my life. - D.T. Suzuki

Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki (1870-1966) was a Japanese author of books and essays on Buddhism, Zen and Shin. - Wikipedia

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Steve Irwin-Conservationist

We don’t own the planet Earth, we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife. - Steve Irwin

Stephen Robert Irwin (1962-2006) was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist and television personality. - Wikipedia

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John Berryman-Poet

We must travel in the direction of our fear. - John Berryman

John Allyn McAlpin Berryman (1914-1972) was an American poet and scholar. - Wikipedia

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Gertrude Stein-Novelist

Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense. - Gertrude Stein

Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. - Wikipedia

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Thomas Macaulay-Politician

The object of oratory alone is not truth, but persuasion. - Thomas Babington Macaulay

Sir Thomas James Babington Macaulay, Baron of Rothley generally known as Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) was a British historian and Whig politician. - Wikipedia

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Tom Robbins-Novelist

We're our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves. - Tom Robbins

Thomas Eugene "Tom" Robbins (born 1932) is an American novelist. - Wikipedia

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Timothy Leary-Psychologist

The universe is an intelligence test. - Timothy Leary

Timothy Francis Leary (1920-1996) was an American psychologist and writer known for advocating the exploration of the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs under controlled conditions. - Wikipedia

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Frida Kahlo-Painter

Passion is the bridge that takes you from pain to change. - Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo de Rivera (1907-1954) was a Mexican painter, who mostly painted self-portraits. - Wikipedia

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Elizabeth Moon-Writer

One thing nobody can do better than you is be you. - Elizabeth Moon

Elizabeth Moon (born 1945) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Her other writing includes newspaper columns and opinion pieces. - Wikipedia

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Claude Lévi-Strauss-Anthropologist

The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he is one who asks the right questions. - Claude Levi-Strauss

Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908-2009) was a French anthropologist and ethnologist whose work was key in the development of the theory of structuralism and structural anthropology. - Wikipedia

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Austin O'Malley-Author

Art knows, life applies knowledge; art feels, life acts. - Austin O'Malley

Austin O'Malley, M.D. (1858-1932) was an ophthalmologist and a professor of English literature at University of Notre Dame. He was an author of a book of aphorisms. - Wikipedia

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Arthur Miller-Playwright

No one wants the truth if it is inconvenient. - Arthur Miller

Arthur Asher Miller (1915-2005) was an American playwright, essayist, and figure in twentieth-century American theater. - Wikipedia

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John Tarrant-Teacher

Attention is the most basic form of love; through it we bless and are blessed. - John Tarrant 

John Tarrant (born 1949) is a Western Zen teacher, director of the Pacific Zen Institute pacificzen.org) which has centers in California, Arizona, and Canada.

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Sallust-Historian

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. - Sallust

Gaius Sallustius Crispus, anglicised as Sallust (86BC-35BC) was a Roman historian, politician, and novus homo from an Italian plebeian family. - Wikipedia

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Steve Wozniak-Inventor

If you love what you do and are willing to do what it takes, it's within your reach. - Steve Wozniak

Stephen Gary "Steve" Wozniak (born 1950) is an American inventor, electronics engineer, programmer, philanthropist, and technology entrepreneur who co-founded Apple Inc. - Wikipedia

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William Penn-Entrepreneur

Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood. - William Penn 

William Penn (1644-1718) was the son of Sir William Penn, and was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker, and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania. - Wikipedia

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Nida Fazli-Poet

Someone is Hindu, someone is Muslim, someone is Christian 

Everyone is hell-bent on not becoming a human being. - Nida Fazli  

Muqtida Hasan Nida Fazli, known as Nida Fazli, (1938-2016) was a prominent Indian Hindi and Urdu poet, lyricist and dialogue writer. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2013. - Wikipedia

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Hans Arp-Sculptor

Often the hands grasp more quickly than the head. - Hans Arp

Jean Arp or Hans Arp (1886-1966) was a German-French sculptor, painter, poet, and abstract artist in other media such as torn and pasted paper. - Wikipedia

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Dr. Seuss-Author

Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So. . . get on your way.- Dr. Seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904-1991) was an American author, political cartoonist, poet, animator, book publisher, and artist. -  Wikipedia

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Russell Baker-Writer

The old notion that brevity is the essence of wit has succumbed to the modern idea that tedium is the essence of quality. - Russel Baker

Russell Wayne Baker (born 1925) is an American writer known for his satirical commentary and self-critical prose, as well as for his Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography Growing Up (1982). - Wikipedia

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Yahia Lababidi-Poet

To prolong pain is to miss the next lesson. - Yahia Lababidi

Yahia Lababidi (born 1973) is an Egyptian aphorist and Pushcart-nominated poet with work appearing in such publications as World Literature Today, - Wikipedia

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Horace Walpole-Historian

Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent. - Horace Walpole

Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717-1797), also known as Horace Walpole, was an English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician. - Wikipedia

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George Horace Lorimer-Journalist

Putting off an easy thing makes it hard. Putting off a hard thing makes it impossible. - George Horace Lorimer

George Horace Lorimer (1867-1937) was an American journalist and author. - Wikipedia

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Baltasar Gracián-Writer

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.- Baltasar Gracián

Baltasar Gracián y Morales, SJ known as Baltasar Gracián (1601-1658) was a Spanish Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher. - Wikipedia

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Sivananda Saraswati-Teacher

Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success. - Sivananda Saraswati

Sivananda Saraswati was a Hindu spiritual teacher and a proponent of Yoga and Vedanta.- Wikipedia

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Adam Smith-Economist

All money is a matter of belief. - Adam Smith

Adam Smith (1723-1790) was a Scottish economist, philosopher, and author. He was a moral philosopher, a pioneer of political economy. - Wikipedia

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Charlotte Brontë-Novelist

Your will shall decide your destiny. - Charlotte Brontë

Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855) was an English novelist and poet. She first published her works under the pen name Currer Bell. - Wikipedia

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Claudia Shear-Actress

Everyone has a story that will stop your heart.- Claudia Shear

Claudia Shear (born 1962) is an American actress and playwright. She was nominated for the Tony Award, Best Play and Best Actress for her play Dirty Blonde. - Wikipedia

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Leon Battista Alberti-Author

A man can do all things if he but wills them. - Leon Battista Alberti

Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472) was an Italian humanist author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher and cryptographer; he epitomised the Renaissance Man. - Wikipedia