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Ralph Waldo Emerson Essayist, Philosopher, Poet
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"When we can't piece together the puzzle of our own lives, remember the best view of a puzzle is from above. Let Him help put you together."

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Samuel Johnson Lexicographer, Essayist, Critic
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"Dogs have not the power of comparing. A dog will take a small piece of meat as readily as a large, when both are before him."

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Theodore Roosevelt Politician, Author
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"In this world the one thing supremely worth having is the opportunity to do well and worthily a piece of work of vital consequence to the welfare of mankind."

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"When youre a new person and a new idea, you get invited to all these different things, and everybody wants a piece of you. And you want to be polite and say yes to everything, but it gets dangerous."

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Thomas Huxley Biologist, Anthropologist
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"If a man cannot see a church, it is preposterous to take his opinion about its altar-piece or painted window."

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Tracy Morgan Comedian, Actor
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"When I do stand-up... I get to do whatever I want to do. There's no boundaries. You'll get to know me. You'll leave with a piece of me."

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Tom Waits Singer-songwriter, Actor
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"I like Thelonious Monk, he's so gnarled, he's like a piece of machinery that's pulled up the bolts on the floor and gone off on its own."

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Rex Smith Actor, Singer
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"I came up to New York at 20 with a suitcase and a ceramic tiger. That was my one piece of furniture and I wanted to save it."

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