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Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
Any startling piece of work has a subversive element in it, a delicious element often. Subversion is only disagreeable when read more
Any startling piece of work has a subversive element in it, a delicious element often. Subversion is only disagreeable when it manifests in political or social activity. In what we call art, it's one of the most desirable characteristics of a piece of work.
It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies.
It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies.
 Nothing is so contagious as an example. We never do great
or great evil without bringing about more of the read more 
 Nothing is so contagious as an example. We never do great
or great evil without bringing about more of the same on the part of
others. 
The sharp employ the sharp.
The sharp employ the sharp.
Man's biggest mistake is to believe that he's working for someone else.
Man's biggest mistake is to believe that he's working for someone else.
There is no necessary connection between the desire to lead and the ability to lead, and even less the ability read more
There is no necessary connection between the desire to lead and the ability to lead, and even less the ability to lead somewhere that will be to the advantage of the led….
What is to give light must endure the burning.
What is to give light must endure the burning.
 A man who suffers before it is necessary,
suffers more than is
necessary.  
 A man who suffers before it is necessary,
suffers more than is
necessary.