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James Earl Jones-Actor

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.- James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones (born 1931) is an American actor. His career has spanned more than six decades.

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Emma Goldman-Writer

Pettiness separates; breadth unites. Let us be broad and big. - Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman (1869-1940) was an anarchist political activist and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the 20th century. Born in Kovno, Russian Empire to a Jewish family, Goldman emigrated to the United States in 1885. - Wikipedia

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Dogen-Writer

If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it? - Dogen

Dōgen Zenji (1200-1253) was a Japanese Buddhist priest, writer, poet, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan. - Wikipedia

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Lady Gaga-Singer

You are a legend. Your self-invention matters. You are the artist of your own life. - Lady Gaga

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, (born 1986) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She is known for her unconventionality, provocative work, and visual experimentation. Gaga began performing as a teenager, singing at open mic nights and acting in school plays. - Wikipedia

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Baz Luhrmann-Writer

A life lived in fear is a life half lived. - Baz Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann (born 1962) is an Australian writer, director, and producer with projects spanning film, television, opera, theatre, music, and recording industries. - Wikipedia

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Cecil Beaton-Photographer

The truly fashionable are beyond fashion. - Cecil Beaton

Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (1904-1980) was an English fashion, portrait and war photographer, diarist, painter, and interior designer, and an Oscar-winning stage and costume designer for films and the theatre. - Wikipedia

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Thomas Aquinas-Philosopher

Love takes up where knowledge leaves off. - Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) was an Italian Philosopher. 

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Evelyn Glennie-Percussionist

Hearing is a form of touch. You feel it through your body, and sometimes it almost hits your face. - Evelyn Glennie

Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie (born 1965) is a Scottish virtuoso multi-percussionist, performing internationally with a wide variety of orchestras and contemporary musicians. 

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Jean de La Bruyère-Philosopher

Manners carry the world for the moment, character for all time. - Jean de la Bruyere

Jean de la Bruyère (1645-1696) was a French philosopher and moralist, who was noted for his satire. - Wikipedia

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Nas-Rapper

I am capable of anything, my imagination can give me wings. - Nas

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, known professionally as Nas, (born 1973) is an American rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur and investor. - Wikipedia

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Robert Ebert-Film Critic

Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you. - Roger Ebert

Roger Joseph Ebert (1942-2013) was an American film critic, historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. - Wikipedia

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Tennessee Williams-Playwright

Luck is believing you're lucky. - Tennessee Williams

Thomas Lanier Williams III, known by his pen name Tennessee Williams, (1911-1983) was an American playwright. Along with contemporaries Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, he is considered among the three foremost playwrights of 20th-century American drama. - Wikipedia

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Arlo Guthrie-Singer

You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in. - Arlo Guthrie

Arlo Davy Guthrie (born 1947) is an American folk singer-songwriter. Like his father, Woody Guthrie, he is known for singing songs of protest against social injustice, and storytelling while performing songs.

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T. Harv Eker-Author

Nothing has meaning except for the meaning you give it. - T. Harv Eker

T. Harv Eker (born 1954) is an author, businessman and motivational speaker known for his theories on wealth and motivation. - Wikipedia

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Waylon Jennings-Singer

There's always one more way to do things and that's your way, and you have a right to try it at least once. - Waylon Jennings

Waylon Arnold Jennings (1937-2002) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. - Wikipedia
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Pat Summitt-Coach

Attitude is a choice. Think positive thoughts daily. Believe in yourself. - Pat Summitt

Patricia Susan Summitt (1952-2016) was an American women's college basketball head coach who accrued 1,098 career wins, the most in college basketball history upon her retirement. - Wikipedia

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Anis Mojgani-Poet

We become extraordinary when we realize how extraordinary our existence is. - Anis Mojgani

Anis Mojgani (born 1977) is a spoken word poet, visual artist and musician. - Wikipedia

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Robert M. Pirsig-Writer

Quality is a direct experience independent of and prior to intellectual abstractions. - Robert M. Pirsig

Robert Maynard Pirsig (1928-2017) was an American writer and philosopher. He was the author of the philosophical novels Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values and Lila: An Inquiry into Morals. - Wikipedia

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Democritus-Philosopher

By desiring little, a poor man makes himself rich. - Democritus

Democritus (460BC-370BC) was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe. - Wikipedia

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Doris Day-Actress

Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty. - Doris Day

Doris Day (1922-2019) was an American actress, singer, and animal welfare activist. 

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Roy T. Bennett-Politician

Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart. - Robert T. Bennett

Robert T. Bennett (1939-2014) was chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, and one of three Ohio representatives to the Republican National Committee. - Wikipedia

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Jack London-Novelist

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. - Jack London

John Griffith London (1876-1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first writers to become a worldwide celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. - Wikipedia

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Antonio Tabucchi-Writer

But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance. - Antonio Tabucchi

Antonio Tabucchi (1943-2012) was an Italian writer and academic who taught Portuguese language and literature at the University of Siena, Italy. - Wikipedia

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Marquis de Sade-Philosopher

It is always by way of pain one arrives at pleasure. - Marquis de Sade

Donatien Alphonse François known as Marquis de Sade (1740-1814) was a French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer. His works include novels, short stories, plays, dialogues, and political tracts. - Wikipedia

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Ian Fleming-Author

Never say 'no' to adventures. Always say 'yes', otherwise, you'll lead a very dull life. - Ian Fleming

Ian Lancaster Fleming (1908-1964) was an English author, journalist and naval intelligence officer. He is best known for his James Bond series of spy novels. 

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Angelina Jolie-Actress

Every day we choose who we are by how we define ourselves. - Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie (born 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. The recipient of such accolades as an Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards, she has been named Hollywood's highest-paid actress multiple times. - Wikipedia

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Edwin Arlington Robinson-Poet

Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give. - Edwin Arlington Robinson

Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935) was an American poet. Robinson won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on three occasions and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times. - Wikipedia

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Erling Kagge-Explorer

Satisfaction is also a matter of sacrifice - Erling Kagge
Erling Kagge (born 1963) is a Norwegian explorer, lawyer, art collector, entrepreneur, politician, author and publisher.

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Jacob Bronowski-Mathematician

Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty. - J. Bronowski

Jacob Bronowski (1908-1974) was a Polish-born British mathematician and historian. He is best known for developing a humanistic approach to science. - Wikipedia

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Nikki Giovanni -Poet

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts. - Nikki Giovanni

Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni Jr. (born 1943)is an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. - Wikipedia