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Fletcher2 quotes
There are no two words in the English language more harmful than good job. — Fletcher · 2014I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them. I believe that is an absolute necessity. — Fletcher · 2014Geoff Dyer1 quote
Have regrets. They are fuel. — Geoff Dyer · 2010Henry Wadsworth Longfellow1 quote
Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1838Isaiah Berlin1 quote
Injustice, poverty, slavery, ignorance—these may be cured by reform or revolution. But men do not live only by fighting evils. They live by positive goals, individual and collective, a vast variety of them, seldom predictable, at times incompatible. — Isaiah Berlin · 1950Jesse1 quote
You know, I think you gotta be a little deluded
to stay motivated. — Jesse · 2013Oscar Wilde1 quote
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation. — Oscar Wilde · 1893Samuel Johnson1 quote
No, Sir; to act from pure benevolence is not possible for finite beings. Human benevolence is mingled with vanity, interest, or some other motive. — Samuel Johnson · 1776Susan Sontag1 quote
Get up quickly-just switch on the white light of the will. — Susan Sontag · 1973Yoko Ono1 quote
Don't get rid of negative emotion, but just use it... Like the salt in your food. — Yoko Ono · 2016