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Edith Wharton Novelist, Short Story Writer
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"He knelt by the bed and bent over her, draining their last moment to its lees; and in the silence there passed between them the word which made all clear."

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Robert Kiyosaki Businessman, Author
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"It is easier to invest for cash flow during a financial crisis. So don't waste a good crisis by hiding your head in the sand. The longer the crisis lasts, the richer some people will become."

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Steven Wright Comedian
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"Sometimes I wish my first word was 'quote,' so that on my death bed, my last words could be 'end quote.'"

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Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
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"We can never lose what is really ours. Who can lose his being? Who can lose his very existence? If I am good, it is the existence first, and then that becomes colored with the quality of goodness. If I am evil, it is the existence first, and that becomes colored with the quality of badness. That existence is first, last, and always; it is never lost but ever present."

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb Author, Statistician
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"Wear your best for your execution and stand dignified. Your last recourse against randomness is how you act - if you can't control outcomes, you can control the elegance of your behaviour. You will always have the last word."

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Jane Austen Novelist
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"To you I shall say, as I have often said before, Do not be in a hurry, the right man will come at last."

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John Steinbeck Novelist, Journalist
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"If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last."

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