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Theodore Roosevelt Politician, Author
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"Americanism is a question of spirit, of conviction and purpose, not creed or birthplaces. The test of our worth is the service we render."

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Rebecca West Novelist, Journalist
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"I take it as a prime cause of the present confusion of society that it is too sickly and too doubtful to use pleasure frankly as a test of value."

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Seth Godin Author, Entrepreneur
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"So much easier to aim for the smallest possible audience, not the largest, to build long-term value among a trusted, delighted tribe, to create work that matters and stands the test of time."

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"This notion that I was somehow special and deserving of a more involved education was wrong.I was smart at taking tests, but I knew how smart some of my friends were; they were just smart in different ways."

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George Bernard Shaw Playwright, Critic
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"The cinema is going to form the mind of England. The national conscience, the national ideals and tests of conduct, will be those of the film."

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Jordan Francis Actor, Musician
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"You've got to make sure that you don't overstep your boundaries with teachers, especially when it's report card day or when you're about to take a test."

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Milan Kundera Writer
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"Mankind's real moral test, a test so radical and so deep that it escapes our gaze, is probably the one of its relations with those that are the most at its mercy; the Animals."

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Demetri Martin Comedian, Actor
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"To be creative, first I need to be really organized. If my apartment's messy I need to clean it. It's like before you start doing your homework or studying for a test, you have to have a clean room."

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Douglas Adams Writer, Humorist
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"See first, think later, then test. But always see first. Otherwise you will only see what you were expecting. Most scientists forget that."

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Steve Martin Comedian, Actor, Writer
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"It [live performance] is just very difficult. Doing an hour, hour and a half of live standup is an endurance test. You almost have to do it every day to stay up on it."

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