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Marian Anderson-Singer

Prayer begins where human capacity ends. - Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson (1897-1993) was an American singer. Anderson was one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century. Music critic Alan Blyth said: "Her voice was a rich, vibrant contralto of intrinsic beauty." - Wikipedia

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Katherine Paterson-Writer

The name we give to something shapes our attitude toward it. - Katherine Paterson

Katherine Womeldorf Paterson (born 1932) is a Chinese-born American writer best known for children's novels. 

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir-Artist

The pain passes, but the beauty remains. - Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style.

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Arthur Adamov-Playwright

Things always happen in series. - Arthur Adamov
Arthur Adamov (1908-1970) was a playwright, one of the foremost exponents of the Theatre of the Absurd. - Wikipedia

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James Stephens-Novelist

Let the past be content with itself, for man needs forgetfulness as well as memory. - James Stephens
James Stephens (1880-1950) was an Irish novelist and poet.

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Robert Fulghum-Author

Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. - Robert Fulghum

Robert Lee Fulghum (born 1937) is an American author. - Wikipedia

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David Foster Wallace-Writer

Fiction's about what it is to be a human being. - David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace (1962-2008) was an American writer and university instructor in the disciplines of English and creative writing. - Wikipedia

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Ansel Adams-Photographer

Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs. - Ansel Adams

Ansel Easton Adams (1902-1984) was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. - Wikipedia

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Clarice Lispector-Novelist

To think is an act. To feel is a fact. - Clarice Lispector

Clarice Lispector (1920-1977) was a Brazilian novelist and short story writer acclaimed internationally for her innovative novels and short stories. 

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Clemency Burton-Hill-Broadcaster

Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life. - Burton Hill

Clemency Burton-Hill (born 1981) is an English broadcaster, author, novelist, journalist and violinist. In her early career, she also worked as an actress. - Wikipedia

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Lisa St. Aubin de Terán-Novelist

I knew, as every peasant does, that land can never be truly owned. We are the keepers of the soil, the curators of trees. - Lisa St. Aubin de Terán

Lisa St Aubin de Terán (born 1953) is an English novelist, writer of autobiographical fictions, and memoirist. 

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Flip Wilson-Comedian

What you see is what you get. - Flip Wilson

Clerow "Flip" Wilson Jr. (1933-1998) was an American comedian and actor best known for his television appearances during the late 1960s and the 1970s. - Wikipedia

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Jeremy Bentham-Philosopher

Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet. - Jeremy Bentham

Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was an English philosopher, jurist and social reformer regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism. - Wikipedia

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James Allen-Writer

For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now? - James Allen

James Allen was (1864-1912) a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of the self-help movement. His best-known work, As a Man Thinketh, has been mass-produced since its publication in 1903. It has been a source of inspiration to motivational and self-help authors. - Wikipedia

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Margaret Halsey-Writer

The important thing about human beings is not what they do, but why they do it. - Margaret Halsey

Margaret Halsey (1910-1997) was an American writer who lived in the United Kingdom for a short time. Her first book With Malice Towards Some grew out of her experiences there.

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George Herbert-Poet

Good words are worth much, and cost little. - George Herbert

George Herbert (1593-1633) was a Welsh-born poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. His poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he is recognised as "one of the foremost British devotional lyricists." He was born into an artistic and wealthy family and largely raised in England. 

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Leo Szilard-Physicist

Do not destroy what you cannot create. - Leo Szilard

Leo Szilard (1898-1964) was a Hungarian-German-American physicist and inventor. He conceived the nuclear chain reaction in 1933, patented the idea of a nuclear reactor with Enrico Fermi in 1934, and in late 1939 wrote the letter for Albert Einstein's signature that resulted in the Manhattan Project that built the atomic bomb. - Wikipedia

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Bernard Williams-Philosopher

Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit. - Bernard Williams

Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams (1929-2003) was an English moral philosopher. His publications include Problems of the Self, Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy, Shame and Necessity, and Truth and Truthfulness. 

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Andrew Wyeth-Artist

Believe in yourself and believe in love. Love something. - Andrew Wyeth

Andrew Newell Wyeth (1917-2009) was a visual artist, primarily a realist painter, working predominantly in a regionalist style.

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Janette Oke-Author

Blessings sometimes show up in unrecognizable disguises. - Janette Oke

Janette Oke (born 1935) is a Canadian author of inspirational fiction. Her books are often set in a pioneer era and centred on female protagonists. 

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Thomas Merton-Writer

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. - Thomas Merton

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion. 

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Adele Brookman-Psychotherapist

Use your imagination not to scare yourself to death but to inspire yourself to life. - Adele Brookman

Adele Brookman is a psychotherapist and has a counselling, psychotherapy and coaching practice. Her practice emphasizes nurturing self-care. 

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Sydney Smith-Writer

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. - Sydney Smith

Sydney Smith (1771-1845) was an English wit, and writer.

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Peter McWilliams-Author

Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough, but it's a small price to pay for living a dream. - Peter McWilliams

Peter Alexander McWilliams (1949-2000) was an American self-help author who advocated for the legalization of marijuana. - Wikipedia

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Osamu Dazai-Author

Now I have neither happiness nor unhappiness. Everything passes. - Osamu Dazai

Osamu Dazai (1909-1948) was a Japanese author who is considered one of the foremost fiction writers of 20th-century Japan. A number of his most popular works, such as The Setting Sun and No Longer Human, are considered modern-day classics in Japan. - Wikipedia

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Dolly Parton-Singer

Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life. - Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born 1946) is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist, known primarily for her work in country music. - Wikipedia

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W. E. B. Du Bois-Sociologist

Strive for that greatness of spirit that measures life not by its disappointments but by its possibilities. - W. E. B. Du Bois

William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) was a sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer, and editor. - Wikipedia

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Alyque Padamsee-Filmmaker

The best antidote for anxiety is action - Alyque Padamsee

Alyque Padamsee (1928-20180 was an Indian theatre personality and ad filmmaker. He is probably best known in the English-speaking world for playing Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the film Gandhi. - Wikipedia
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