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"I wept when I was borne, and every day shewes why. [I wept when I was born and every day explains why.]"

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Leo Tolstoy Novelist, Philosopher
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"Man recognizes that he will not die, only when he recognizes that he was never born, but always has been, is, and will be."

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Leon Foucault Physicist
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"The phenomenon develops calmly, but it is invisible, unstoppable. One feels, one sees it born and grow steadily; and it is not in one's power to either hasten or slow it down."

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Morgan Freeman Actor, Narrator
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"I'm not intimidated by lead roles. I'm better in them. I don't feel pressure. I feel released at times like that. That's what I'm born to do."

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Charlie Munger Investor, Businessman
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"I have a black belt in chutzpah. I was born with it. Some people, like some of the women I know, have a black belt in spending. They were born with that. But what they gave me was a black belt in chutzpah."

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