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William Cowper-Poet

Pleasure is labour too, and tires as much. - William Cowper

William Cowper (1731-1800) was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time. - Wikipedia

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Jimi Hendrix-Guitarist

With the power of soul, anything is possible. – Jimi Hendrix

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (1942-1970) was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. -Wikipedia

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Catherine Deneuve-Actress

Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around. - Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve (born 1943) is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model and producer. - Wikipedia

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Luis Bunuel-Film maker

Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese. - Luis Bunuel

Luis Buñuel Portolés (1900-1983) was a Spanish-born Mexican filmmaker who worked in Spain, Mexico and France. - Wikipedia

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Gottlob Frege-Philosopher

The thought: A logical inquiry - Gottlob Frege

Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege (1848-1925) was a German philosopher, logician, and mathematician. He is considered as the father of analytic philosophy, concentrating on the philosophy of language and mathematics. - Wikipedia

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Emiliano Zapata-Politician

I want to die a slave to principles. Not to men. - Emiliano Zapata

Emiliano Zapata Salazar (1879-1010) was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, the main leader of the peasant revolution in the state of Morelos. - Wikipedia

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Dorothy Parker-Poet

Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty. - Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) was an American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist, best known for her wit, wisecracks and eye for 20th-century urban foibles. - Wikipedia

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Jane Fonda-Actress

It's never too late - never too late to start over, never too late to be happy. - Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda (born 1937) is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model and fitness guru. She is a two-time Academy Award winner and two time BAFTA Award winner. - Wikipedia

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Denis Diderot-Philosopher

You have to make it happen. - Denis Diderot

Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer. He was a prominent figure during the Enlightenment. - Wikipedia

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Bram Stoker-Author

We learn of great things by little experiences. - Bram Stoker

Abraham "Bram" Stoker (1847-1912) was an Irish author. - Wikipedia

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Zen-Buddhism

Let go, or be dragged. - Zen Proverb

Zen is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty as Chan Buddhism. Zen school was strongly influenced by Taoism and developed as a distinct school of Chinese Buddhism. - Wikipedia.

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Lev Vygotsky-Psychologist

Through others we become ourselves. - Lev S. Vygotsky

Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky (1896-1934) was a Soviet psychologist. - Wikipedia

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Wole Soyinka-Playwright

The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism. - Wole Soyinka

Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Babatunde Soyinka (born 1934) is a Nigerian playwright and poet. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first African to be honoured in that category. - Wikipedia

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Jack Kornfield-Teacher

The waves do keep coming, so learn to surf. - Jack Kornfield

Jack Kornfield (born 1945) is a bestselling American author and teacher in the vipassana movement in American Theravada Buddhism. - Wikipedia

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Steve Goodier-Freelance Writer

The key to good listening isn't technique, it's desire. Until we truly want to understand the other person, we'll never listen well. - Steve Goodier

Steve Goodier (born 1962) is a freelance outdoor writer who specialises in the Lake District, Yorkshire and Scotland. He has walked and climbed all over the world. - Wikipedia. 

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Claude Monet-Painter

It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly. -  Claude Monet

Oscar-Claude Monet (1840-1926) was a founder of French Impressionist painting. - Wikipedia

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Auguste Rodin-Sculptor

Patience is also a form of action. - Auguste Rodin

François Auguste René Rodin (1840-1917)  was a French sculptor. - Wikipedia

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Pleasure is the flower that passes; remembrance, the lasting perfume. - Stanislas de Boufflers

Stanislas Jean, Chevalier de Boufflers (1738-1815) was a French statesman and writer. - Wikipedia

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Janet Fitch-Author

The phoenix must burn to emerge. - Janet Fitch

Janet Fitch (born 1955) is the author of the Oprah's Book Club novel White Oleander. - Wikipedia

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Selma Lagerlöf-Author

More die in flight than in battle. - Selma Lagerlöf

Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf (1858-1940) was a Swedish author and teacher. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. - Wikipedia

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Satya Nadella-Executive

Courage in the face of opportunity is more important than courage in the face of reality. - Satya Nadella

Satya Narayana Nadella (born 1967) is an Indian American business executive. He is the current Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, succeeding Steve Ballmer in 2014. - Wikipedia

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Dag Hammarskjöld-Diplomat

Life only demands from you the strength you possess. Only one feat is possible - not to have run away. - Dag Hammarskjöld

Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld (1905-1961) was a Swedish diplomat, economist, and author who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. - Wikipedia

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J. B. S. Haldane-Scientist

Reality is the cage of those who lack imagination. - John B. S. Haldane

John Burdon Sanderson Haldane FRS (1982-1964) was a British, later Indian, scientist known for his work in the study of physiology, genetics, evolutionary biology, and in mathematics. - Wikipedia

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Wernher von Braun-Aerospace engineer

To simply dismiss the concept of God as being unscientific is to violate the very objectivity of science itself. - Wernher von Braun

Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (1912-1977) was a German, later American, aerospace engineer and space architect credited with inventing the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany and the Saturn V for the United States. - Wikipedia

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James Reston-Journalist

A government is the only known vessel that leaks from the top. - James Reston

James Barrett Reston (1909-1995) was an American journalist whose career spanned the mid-1930s to the early 1990s. - Wikipedia

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Tenzing Bodosa-Farmer

If you respect nature, nature will respect you. It is that simple. - Tenzing Bodosa

Tenzing Bodosa is an Indian farmer. His two farms in Bodoland territorial area of Kachibari village in the Udalguri district of Assam have recently been certified as the world’s first elephant-friendly farms.

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Dilip Kumar-Actor

I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be. - Dilip Kumar

Dilip Kumar (born 1922) is an Indian film actor, producer and activist. He is credited with bringing realism to film acting since his first film which was released in 1944. - Wikipedia

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan -Actress

Elegance is innate... individual... eternal... it stands the test of time! - Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (born 1973) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss World 1994 pageant. - Wikipedia

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Sharon Salzberg-Author

We learn and grow and are transformed not so much by what we do but by why and how we do it. - Sharon Salzberg

Sharon Salzberg (born 1952) s a New York Times Bestselling author and teacher of Buddhist meditation practices in the West. - Wikipedia

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