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George Burns-Comedian

I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate. - George Burns

George Burns 1896-1996) was an American comedian, actor, singer, and writer. - Wikipedia

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Andrea Bocelli-Singer

All that counts in life is intention. - Andrea Bocelli

Andrea Bocelli (born 1958) is an Italian singer, songwriter, and record producer. - Wikipedia

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Sydney J. Harris-Journalist

The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. - Sidney J. Harris

Sydney J. Harris (1917-1986) was an American journalist for the Chicago Daily News and, later, the Chicago Sun-Times. He wrote 11 books and his weekday column, “Strictly Personal, ” was syndicated in approximately 200 newspapers throughout the United States and Canada. - Wikipedia

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Jean de La Fontaine-Fabulist

Patience and time do more than strength or passion. - Jean de La Fontaine

Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, and in French regional languages. - Wikipedia

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David George Haskell-Biologist

Life is embodied network. - David George Haskell

David George Haskell (born 1950) is a British-born American biologist, author, and professor of biology. He has written essays, poems, op-eds, and the book The Forest Unseen and The Songs of Trees. - Wikipedia

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Robert Fripp-Guitarist

Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence. - Robert Fripp

Robert Fripp (born 1946) is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. - Wikipedia

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Dolores Huerta-Activist

Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world. - Dolores Huerta

Dolores Clara Fernández Huerta (born 1930) is an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Cesar Chavez, is a co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers. - Wikipedia

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Quincy Jones-Composer

Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me. - Quincy Jones

Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born 1933) is an American record producer, musician, composer, and film producer. His career spans six decades in the entertainment industry with a record 80 Grammy Award nominations, 28 Grammys, and a Grammy Legend Award in 1992. - Wikipedia

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Bob Moawad-Author

Help others get ahead. You will always stand taller with someone else on your shoulders - Bob Moawad 

Bob Moawad was the Chairman and Founder of Edge Learning Institute. Bob’s passion for providing hope, education and inspiration was lived up to his final moments on January 13, 2007.

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Robert Browning-Poet

A minute's success pays the failure of years. - Robert Browning

Robert Browning (1812-1889) was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of the dramatic monologue made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. His poems are known for their irony, characterization, dark humour, social commentary, historical settings, and challenging vocabulary and syntax. - Wikipedia

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André Gide-Author

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. - André Gide

André Paul Guillaume Gide (1869-1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Gide's career ranged from its beginnings in the symbolist movement, to the advent of anticolonialism between the two World Wars. - Wikipedia

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Antisthenes-Philosopher

The investigation of the meaning of words is the beginning of education. - Antisthenes

Antisthenes (445BC-365BC) was a Greek philosopher and a pupil of Socrates. Antisthenes first learned rhetoric under Gorgias before becoming an ardent disciple of Socrates. He adopted and developed the ethical side of Socrates' teachings, advocating an ascetic life lived in accordance with virtue. - Wikipedia

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Cato the Elder-Historian

If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave. - Cato the Elder

Cato the Elder (234BC-149BC) was a Roman senator and historian known for his conservatism and opposition to Hellenization. He was the first to write history in Latin. - Wikipedia

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W. Edwards Deming-Engineer

Quality is the pride of workmanship. - William Edwards Deming

William Edwards Deming (1900-1993) was an American engineer, statistician, professor, author, lecturer, and management consultant. - Wikipedia

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Hyman G. Rickover-Officer

Success teaches us nothing; only failure teaches. - Hyman G. Rickover

Hyman G. Rickover (1900-1986) was an Admiral in the U.S. Navy. He directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion and controlled its operations for three decades as director of the U.S. Naval Reactors office. - Wikipedia

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Yehuda Berg-Author

Humanity is our ultimate community, and everyone plays a crucial role. - Yehuda Berg

Yehuda Berg (born 1972) is an international speaker and author. One of his many books, The Power of Kabbalah, became an international best-seller as did another of his books, The 72 Names of God. - Wikipedia

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Thomas Middleton-Playwright

Justice may wink a while, but see at last. - Thomas Middleton

Thomas Middleton (1580–1627) was an English Jacobean playwright and poet. Middleton stands with John Fletcher and Ben Jonson as among the most successful and prolific of playwrights who wrote their best plays during the Jacobean period. - yourdictionary.com

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Francis Beaumont-Dramatist

Interest makes some people blind, and others quick-sighted. - Francis Beaumont

Francis Beaumont (1584-1616) was a dramatist in the English Renaissance theatre, most famous for his collaborations with John Fletcher. - Wikipedia

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Joseph Pulitzer-Publisher

A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will in time produce a people as base as itself. - Joseph Pulitzer

Joseph John Pulitzer (1847-1911) was a newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the New York World. He became a leading national figure in the Democratic Party and was elected congressman from New York. He crusaded against big business and corruption. - Wikipedia

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Friedrich Schiller-Poet

It is not flesh and blood, but the heart which makes us fathers and sons. - Friedrich Schiller

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) was a German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright. - Wikipedia

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Gabriela Mistral-Poet

Speech is our second possession, after the soul-and perhaps we have no other possession in this world. - Gabriela Mistral 

Lucila Godoy Alcayaga, known by her pseudonym Gabriela Mistral, (1889-1957) was a Chilean poet-diplomat, educator and humanist. She won the Nobel Prize in Literature for the year 1945. - Wikipedia

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Amy Tan-Writer

You see what power is - holding someone else's fear in your hand and showing it to them! - Amy Tan

Amy Tan (born 1952) is an American writer whose works explore mother-daughter relationships and the Chinese American experience. - Wikipedia

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Douglas Everett -Lawyer

The mark of a well educated person is not necessarily in knowing all the answers, but in knowing where to find them. - Douglas Everett

Douglas Donald Everett (1927-2018) was a Canadian automobile dealer, lawyer, and retired Senator. 

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Aaron Rose-Film Director

In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary. - Aaron Rose

Aaron Rose is a film director, artist, exhibition curator. 

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Mandy Hale-Author

You are not just waiting in vain. There is a purpose behind every delay. - Mandy Hale

Mandy Hale is an author, blogger and speaker.

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Bono-Singer

In general people put too much faith in the rich, the famous, the politicians, and not enough faith in themselves. - Bono

Paul David Hewson (born 1960) known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. - Wikipedia

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Josephine Baker-Entertainer

To realise our dreams we must decide to wake up. - Josephine Baker

DescriptionJosephine Baker (1906-1975) was an American-born French entertainer, activist and French Resistance agent. - Wikipedia

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Stanisław Lem-Writer

A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance. - Stanislaw Lem

Stanisław Herman Lem (1921-2006) was a Polish writer of science fiction, philosophy, and satire, and a trained physician. Lem's books have been translated into 41 languages and have sold over 45 million copies. From the 1950s to 2000s, he published many books, both science fiction and philosophical/futurological. - Wikipedia

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Penn Jillette-Magician

The highest ideals are human intelligence, creativity and love. Respect these above all. - Penn Jillette

Penn Fraser Jillette (born 1955) is an American magician, actor, musician, inventor, television personality, and best-selling author. - Wikipedia

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Jessica Alba-Actress

My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing. - Jessica Alba

Jessica Marie Alba (born 1981) is an American actress and businesswoman. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13.