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the tragedy of life is not that we die, but is rather, what dies inside a man while he lives.

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Humans live best when each has his place, when each knows where he belongs in the scheme of things. Destroy the place and destroy the person.

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There is one and only one social responsibility of business-to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game, which is to say, engages in open and free competition without deception or fraud.

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Perserverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.

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You do not merely want to be considered the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones that do what you do.

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A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.

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Nothing in the world will take away persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than an unsuccessful man with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

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If you aspire to the highest place, it is no disgrace to stop at second, or even the third place.

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They are able because they think they are able.

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[What is the definition of guts?] Grace under pressure.

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