It is a juvenile notion that a society needs a lofty purpose and a shining vision to achieve much. Both in the marketplace and on the battlefield men who set their hearts on toys have often displayed unequal initiative and drive. And one must be ignorant of the creative process to look for a close correspondence between motive and achievement in the world of thought and imagination.
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In every passionate pursuit, the pursuit counts more than the object pursued.
In every passionate pursuit, the pursuit counts more than the object pursued.
To be fully alive is to feel that everything is possible.
To be fully alive is to feel that everything is possible.
Only a mediocre person is always at his best.
Only a mediocre person is always at his best.
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Indeed he knows not how to know who knows not also how to un-know.
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What monstrosities would walk the streets were some people's faces as unfinished as their minds.
