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Robert Browning Poet, Playwright
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"I know a mount, the gracious Sun perceives First when he visits, last, too, when he leaves The world; and, vainly favored, it repays The day-long glory of his steadfast gaze By no change of its large calm front of snow."

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"Early days, I was a bit racked , particularly when I did Hitler, for CBS . That was hellish. That stayed with me for quite a long time."

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"I don't want to be a luvvie actor. It took a long time for me to accept I was an actor, a professional actor, and that, actually, I make a living out of this."

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"We live in an enlightened age, however, an age that has learned to see and to value other living things as they are, not as we wish them to be. And the long and creditable history of science has taught us, if nothing else, to look carefully before we judge to judge, if we must, based on what we see, not what we would prefer to believe."

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Sophie Jordan Author
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"I was immediately swept up in Ariane's story. Equal parts thrill-ride and love story, The Rules is intense and emotional. This book stays with you long after you finish."

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Sophocles Playwright, Philosopher
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"Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money."

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"For, dear me, why abandon a belief, Merely because it ceases to be true, Cling to it long enough, and not a doubt, It will turn true again, for so it goes."

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"I do not see why I should e’er turn back, Or those should not set forth upon my track To overtake me, who should miss me here And long to know if still I held them dear. They would not find me changed from him they knew — Only more sure of all I thought was true."

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Sri Chinmoy Spiritual Teacher, Poet, Musician
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"If your Lord Supreme requests you to do something, rest assured he has already given you the capacity - even more than necessary - long before you actually need it."

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Sri Chinmoy Spiritual Teacher, Poet, Musician
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"You fool, You have been dangling For such a long time! When will you seize the opportunity Or feel the necessity To untangle the taut knot Of your bondage-life?"

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Sri Chinmoy Spiritual Teacher, Poet, Musician
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"I am not even six feet tall. Yet I am praying to the Absolute Supreme to reach His infinite Height, which is far beyond even my imagination's flight. For me to long to grow into that Height - is this not a miracle? I am mortal. My thoughts, my deeds, my experiences - everything that I have and everything that I am - represent mortality. Yet despite everything that I have and everything that I am, I am longing for Immortality. Is this not a miracle?"

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Sri Aurobindo Philosopher, Poet, Politician
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"Even in rags I am a god,fallen I am divine,high I triumph when down-trod,long I live when slain!"

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Sri Aurobindo Philosopher, Poet, Politician
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"God does work through both pure and impure vessels but that does not mean that one should keep nature impure for ever. When the vessel will become pure the urge for action coming from within will be a flawless, definitive action. As long as that does not happen one has to minimize one's activities."

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Stacy Martin Actress
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"You can wear one thing one day and go the other end of the spectrum the other day. There are no rules and such, so long as you're comfortable and you have fun and are yourself."

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