A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying.
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Joy in the universe, and keen curiosity about it all - that has been my religion.John Burroughs
The honey-bee's great ambition is to be rich, to lay up great stores, to possess the sweet of every flower that blooms. She is more than provident. Enough will not satisfy her, she must have all she can get by hook or crook.
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Now is the time of the illuminated woods ... when every leaf glows like a tiny lamp.
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Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you can juggle five balls. The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. That's Acting 101. Then you start putting layers on top of that.
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The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.
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Nothing relieves and ventilates the mind like a resolution.
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