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Conan O'Brien Television Host, Comedian
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"Though you should not fear failure, you should do your very best to avoid it."

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Bertrand Russell Philosopher, Mathematician
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"When considering marriage one should ask oneself this question; 'will I be able to talk with this person into old age?' Everything else is transitory, the most time is spent in conversation."

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Bob Dylan Singer-songwriter
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"I define nothing. Not beauty, not patriotism. I take each thing as it is, without prior rules about what it should be."

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Byron Katie Author, Speaker
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"I came to see that the world is always as it should be, whether I opposed it or not."

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Alan Watts Philosopher, Writer
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"The question is not what I should do in the future to get it, but rather, what am I presently doing that prevents me from realizing it right now?"

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Vincent de Paul Saint, Priest
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"Things arrange themselves with time. Only God can have everything to His liking; His servants should act as Our Lord did."

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Mahatma Gandhi Political Leader
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"True ahimsa should wear a smile even on a deathbed brought about by an assailant. It is only with that ahimsa that we can befriend our opponents and win their love."

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