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Will Smith Actor, Producer, Rapper
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"I want to be the person that is the first person there and the last person to leave. That's who I want to be, because I think the road to success is through commitment, and through the strength to drive through that commitment when it gets hard. And it is going to get hard and you're going to want to quit sometimes, but it'll be colored by who you are, and more by who you want to be."

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Will Smith Actor, Producer, Rapper
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"I don't want to be an icon. I want to be an idea. I want to represent possibilities."

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"I can tell you how to get what you want: You've just got to keep a thing in view and go for it and never let your eyes wander to right or left or up or down. And looking back is fatal."

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Woody Allen Director, Actor, Writer
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"People say that death is a part of life and there must be something to it, but I just see it as bad news and I want everybody to stop sugarcoating it."

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Umberto Eco Writer, Philosopher, Literary Critic
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"If you want to use television to teach somebody, you must first teach them how to use television."

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S.J. Watson Author
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"I want him to be happy. And I want you to be happy, too. Even if you can only find that happiness without me."

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Yoko Ono Artist, Musician, Activist
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"I saw that nothing was permanent. You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it."

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Samuel Butler Novelist, Poet, Essayist
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"Books want to be born: I never make them. They come to me and insist on being written, and on being such and such."

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Ram Dass Spiritual Teacher, Author
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"If you want to be surrounded by Souls, become identified with your Soul. It takes one to know one!"

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Tony Robbins Author, Life Coach
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"In the end, money should serve something greater than just money. It should serve you, your family, the people you want to touch."

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Tony Parker Professional Basketball Player
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"I want to become the first European floor leader to succeed in the NBA. I want to be the standard-bearer and prove we can succeed here."

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