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Sri Aurobindo Philosopher, Poet, Politician
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"Suffering makes us capable of the full force of the Master of Delight; it makes us capable also to bear the utter play of the Master of Power. Pain is the key that opens the gates of strength; it is the high-road that leads to the city of beatitude."

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Kobe Bryant Professional Basketball Player
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"I realize now that there's a strength in dunking that I can use to my advantage. When you dunk all the time it isn't as demoralizing to the opponent, but when you dunk at a key moment in the game you can use it to change the momentum."

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Edith Wharton Novelist, Short Story Writer
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"The real marriage of true minds is for any two people to possess a sense of humor or irony pitched in exactly the same key, so that their joint glances on any subject cross like interarching searchlights."

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Ron Blake Musician
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"Engaging in an authentic, meaningful conversation with consumers will be the key to marketing success and growth, even if that means acknowledging negative feedback; transparency is paramount."

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Joseph Campbell Mythologist, Writer, Lecturer
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"The key to the Grail is compassion, 'suffering with,' feeling another's sorrow as if it were your own. The one who finds the dynamo of compassion is the one who's found the Grail."

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Artie Shaw Musician
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"That's the clarinet I used to use... but it's just a piece of wood, you know, with holes in it and they put these clumsy keys on it and you're supposed to try to take that and manipulate it with throat muscles and chops... and try to make something happen that never happened before. And when you do, you never forget it. It beats sex, it beats anything."

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Muhammad Yunus Social Entrepreneur
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"Human creativity is unlimited. It is the capacity of humans to make things happen which didn't happen before. Creativity provides the key to solving our social and economic problems."

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Rumi Poet, Philosopher
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"Carry the burden smilingly and cheerfully, because patience is the key to victory."

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Glenn Gould Pianist
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"The mental imagery involved with pianistic tactilia is not related to the striking of individual keys but rather to the rites of passage between notes."

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