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Bruce Lee Martial Artist, Actor, Director
Art

"Like everyone else, you want to learn the way to win, but never to accept the way to lose - to accept defeat. To learn to die is to be liberated from it. So when tomorrow comes you must free your ambitious mind and learn the art of dying!"

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Alonzo King Choreographer
Art

"Art is a form of intelligence, it can be developed, it's linked to intuition and it's something that all humans have"

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Sri Chinmoy Spiritual Teacher, Poet, Musician
Art

"If we know the divine art of concentration, if we know the divine art of meditation, if we know the divine art of contemplation, easily and consciously we can unite the inner world and the outer world."

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Sun Tzu Military Strategist
Art

"Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death."

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Sun Tzu Military Strategist
Art

"If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things."

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Sun Tzu Military Strategist
Art

"What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations."

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Sun Tzu Military Strategist
Art

"When one treats people with benevolence, justice and righteousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders."

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Napoleon Bonaparte Military Leader, Emperor
Art

"In a battle, as in a siege, the art consists in concentrating very heavy fire on a particular point. The line of battle once established, the one who has the ability to concentrate an unlooked for mass of artillery suddenly and unexpectedly on one of these points is sure to carry the day."

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Hank Green Entrepreneur, Author, YouTuber
Art

"I honestly don't know how you live without having a cat inside your house. It's like having a little living piece of art that is also very warm and soft."

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Helen Keller Author, Activist
Art

"It is curious to observe what different ideals of happiness people cherish, and in what singular places they look for this well-spring of their life. Many look for it in the hoarding of riches, some in the pride of power, and others in the achievements of art and literature; a few seek it in the exploration of their own minds, or in search for knowledge."

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Leonardo da Vinci Artist, Scientist, Inventor
Art

"Principles for the Development of a Complete Mind: Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses- especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else."

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