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Thomas Merton Writer, Monk
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"Each one of us has some kind of vocation. We are all called by God to share in His life and in His Kingdom. Each one of us is called to a special place in the Kingdom. If we find that place we will be happy. If we do not find it, we can never be completely happy. For each one of us, there is only one thing necessary: to fulfill our own destiny, according to God's will, to be what God wants us to be."

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Sylvia Plath Poet, Novelist
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"But I am I now; and so many other millions are so irretrievably their own special variety of 'I' that I can hardly bear to think of it. I: how firm a letter; how reassuring the three strokes: one vertical, proud and assertive, and then the two short horizontal lines in quick, smug succession. The pen scratching on the paper…I…I…I…I…I…I."

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Grant Morrison Comic Book Writer, Novelist
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"The only thing that made me, or any of us, special was that no one in the whole of history would ever see the universe exactly the same way any other of us saw it."

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Jeff Buckley Musician, Singer-Songwriter
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"To do something that will just fly away is kind of special. Every time somebody tell you they love you, that "I love you" flies away, and you wait until the next one."

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Charlie Munger Investor, Businessman
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"I think we have some special talents. That being said, I think it's dangerous to rely on special talents - it's better to own lots of monopolistic businesses with unregulated prices. But that's not the world today. We have made money exercising our talents and will continue to do so."

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Bill Hicks Comedian, Writer
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"It's hard to have a relationship in this business...it's gonna take a very special woman...or a bunch of average ones."

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Tony Wilson Music Producer, Entrepreneur
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"The special relationship between the region and a regional celebrity means that people feel that they have a special investment in you."

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Fran Lebowitz Author, Essayist
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"Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women, it is simply a good excuse not to play football."

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