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    The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born under the yoke, and grows up beneath the oppressions of his age. He can only get a vision of the unselfish forces in the world by appealing to them, and every appeal is a call to arms. If he fights he must fight, not one man, but a conspiracy. He is always at war with a civilization. On his side is proverbial philosophy, a galaxy of invisible saints and sages, and the half-developed consciousness and professions of everybody. Against him is the world, and every selfish passion in his own heart.

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Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been read more

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans -- born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.

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It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel read more

It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it.

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A human being's first responsibility is to shake hands with himself.

A human being's first responsibility is to shake hands with himself.

by Henry Winkler Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best
advice, and then going away and doing the read more

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best
advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.

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Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

by William Safire Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to read more

Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you.

by Richard Bach Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Happiness is a journey...not a destination.

Happiness is a journey...not a destination.

by Ben Sweetland Found in: Inspirational Quotes,
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Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.

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