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Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

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The discipline of desire is the background of character.

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All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called "Facts". They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain.

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My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.

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Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that

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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world, is discovery.

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There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantages of others.

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The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear. And the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.

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The best accessory a girl can have is her best friend.

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While I know that the beautiful, the spiritual, and the sublime are today suspect, I have begun to stop resisting the constant urge to deny that beauty has a valid right to exist in contemporary art.

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