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Ieyasu Tokugawa-Warrior

Patience is the key to any battle. - Ieyasu Tokugawa

Ieyasu Tokugawa (1543-1616) was the founder and first Shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu was one of the three unifiers of Japan. - onthisday.com

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Mortimer J. Adler-Philosopher

Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life. - Mortimer J. Adler

Mortimer Jerome Adler (1902-2001) was an American philosopher, educator, and popular author. - Wikipedia

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José Martí-Poet

Liberty is the right of every man to be honest, to think and to speak without hypocrisy. - José Martí

José Julián Martí Pérez (1853-1895) was a Cuban National Hero and an important figure in Latin American literature. - Wikipedia

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Edmund Husserl-Philosopher

All perception is a gamble. - Edmund Husserl

Edmund Gustav Albrecht Husserl (1859-1938) was a German philosopher who established the school of phenomenology. -Wikipedia

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Ellen DeGeneres-Comedian

Sometimes you can't see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others. - Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born 1958) is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. - Wikipedia

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Black Elk-Medicine Man

Behold this day. It is yours to make. - Black Elk

Black Elk (1863-1950) was a native American.He was a warrior, as well as a medicine man and priest of the Oglala Lakota (Sioux) tribe. 

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Al Capone-Mobster

Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class.  - Al Capone

Alphonse Gabriel Capone (1899-1947) was an American mobster, crime boss, and businessman. - Wikipedia

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John Calvin-Theologian

There is not one blade of grass, there is no colour in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice. - John Calvin

John Calvin (1509-1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. - Wikipedia

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Ben Stein-Writer

Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will. - Ben Stein

Benjamin Jeremy "Ben" Stein (born 1944) is an American writer, lawyer, actor, and commentator on political and economic issues. - Wikipedia

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Camryn Manheim-Actress

Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world. - Camryn Manheim

Camryn Manheim (born 1961) is an American actress. - Wikipedia

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Rihana-Singer

You can't master your future if you're still a slave to your past. - Rihanna

Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born 1988) is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, and actress. - Wikipedia

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Jim Morrison-Singer

Whoever controls the media, controls the mind. - Jim Morrison

James Douglas "Jim" Morrison (1943-1971) was an American singer, songwriter, and poet. - Wikipedia

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A. A. Milne-Author

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.- A. A. Milne

Alan Alexander Milne (1882-1956) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various poems. - Wikipedia

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Daniel Webster-Politician

The proper function of a government is to make it easy for the people to do good, and difficult for them to do evil. - Daniel Webster

Daniel Webster (1782-1852) was an American politician who twice served in the United States House of Representatives. - Wikipedia

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Ajahn Chah-Teacher

Happiness and suffering do not depend on being poor or rich, they depend on having the right or wrong understanding in our mind. - Ajahn Chah

Ajahn Chah (1918-1992) was an influential teacher of the Buddhadhamma and a founder of two major monasteries in the Thai Forest Tradition. - Wikipedia

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Colin Powell-General

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. - Colin Powell

Colin Luther Powell (born 1937) is an American elder statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. Powell was born in Harlem as the son of Jamaican immigrants. - Wikipedia

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LL Cool J-Rapper

Do something that gets you closer to your dream today! - LL Cool J
James Todd Smith, aka LL Cool J (born 14 January 1968) is an American rapper, actor, author and entrepreneur from Queens, New York. - Wikipedia
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Jason Fried-Entrepreneur

What you do is what matters, not what you think or say or plan. - Jason Fried
Jason Fried is the co-founder and President of 37signals, a Chicago-based web-application company. He has co-authored all of the 37signals' books.
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Robert Altman-Director

To play it safe is not to play. - Robert Altman

Robert Bernard Altman (1925-2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer. - Wikipedia

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Atul Gawande-Surgeon

You may not control life's circumstances, but getting to be the author of your life means getting to control what you do with them  - Atul Gawande

Atul Gawande (born 1965) is an American surgeon, writer, and public health researcher. - Wikipedia

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Roger Babson-Entrepreneur

Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgment will always be in demand under all conditions. - Roger Babson

Roger Ward Babson (1875-1967) was an American entrepreneur, economist and business theorist in the first half of the 20th century. He is best remembered for founding Babson College. - Wikipedia

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Constantine P. Cavafy-Poet

You must pray that the way be long, full of adventures and experiences. - Constantine Peter Cavafy

Constantine Peter Cavafy (1863-1933) was an Egyptian Greek poet, journalist and civil servant. - Wikipedia

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Radhika Agarwal-Entrepreneur

The appetite of a horse is different from that of an elephant. - Radhika Agarwal

Radhika Agarwal is an entrepreneur and co-founder of ShopClues.

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Martin Yan-Chef

Happiness is within. It has nothing to do with how much applause you get or how many people praise you. Happiness comes when you believe that you have done something truly meaningful. - Martin Yan

Martin Yan (born 1948) is a Chinese-American chef and food writer. - Wikipedia

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Dan Millman-Author

Act happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love, and do what you will. - Dan Millman

Daniel Jay Millman (born 1946) is an American author and lecturer in the personal development field. - Wikipedia

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Milan Kundera-Writer

Dreaming is not merely an act of communication; it is also an aesthetic activity, a game of the imagination, a game that is a value in itself. - Milan Kundera

Milan Kundera (born 1929) is a Czech-born French writer who went into exile in France in 1975 and became a naturalised French citizen in 1981. - Wikipedia

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Edward Young-Poet

The course of Nature is the art of God - Edward Young

Edward Young (1683-1765) was an English poet, best remembered for Night-Thoughts. - Wikipedia

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Jeph Jacques-Cartoonist

You ought to expect better of people. It encourages you to be a better person yourself. - Jeph Jacques

Jeffrey Paul "Jeph" Jacques (born 1980) is an American cartoonist who writes and draws the webcomics Questionable Content, Alice Grove, and DORD. - Wikipedia

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Jim Hightower-Columnist

Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy. - Jim Hightower

James Allen Hightower (1943) is an American syndicated columnist, progressive political activist, and author. -  Wikipedia

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Chögyam Trungpa-Teacher

We are always in transition. If you can just relax with that, you'll have no problem. - Chogyam Trungpa

Chögyam Trungpa (1939-1987) was a Buddhist meditation master scholar and teacher. - Wikipedia

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Priyanka Chopra-Actress

Be greedy, be hungry for your ambitions. Don't live on someone else's benchmarks. Who can tell you who you should be? Don't let anyone or any situation dictate to you who you are and who you can be. - Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra (born 1982) is an Indian actress, singer, film producer, philanthropist, and the winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant. - Wikipedia

Source: rediff.com (Penguin Annual Lecture)