Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself. - Harper Lee

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I think the world has changed dramatically since September 11th. It should force us to recognize that we are going to have to defend the free institutions of our society against those who are simply not willing to belong to a civil order.

Harper Lee

Any writer worth his salt writes to please himself.

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I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.

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This time we aren't fighting the Yankees, we're fighting our friends. But remember this, no matter how bitter things get, they're still our friends and this is still our home.

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You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don't you let 'em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change. . .

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Everybody’s gotta learn, nobody’s born knowing.

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There's a lot of ugly things in this world, son. I wish I could keep 'em all away from you. That's never possible.

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Arsene Wenger

In my job, you expect to suffer. That's why when I go to hell one day, it will be less painful for me than you, because I'm used to suffering.

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James M. Buchanan

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Hans Wilsdorf

For some years now I have been considering the idea of making a watch that our agents could sell at a more modest price than our Rolex watches, and yet one that could attain the standards of dependability for which Rolex is famous, I decided to form a separate company, with the object of making and marketing this new watch. It is called the Tudor Watch Company.

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Herb Caen

Just two days in Manhattan and you find yourself looking for a place to wash your handkerchief after you wipe your forehead and it comes away black. Is there a dirtier or more fascinating city anywhere in the land? The answer to both parts of the question has to be positively negative.

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Malcolm Forbes

Occasionally indulging in a do-nothing day is more than worth the price.

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