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 There are those who would misteach us that to stick in a rut is consistency - and a virtue, and that to climb out of the rut is inconsistency - and a vice.  Every tub must stand on its own bottom. A sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women. The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children. Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win. I have no riches but my thoughts. Yet these are wealth enough for me. We have been God-like in our planned breeding of our domestic plants and animals, but rabbit-like in our unplanned breeding of ourselves. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. God is a rich and bountiful Father, and He does not forget His children, nor withhold from them anything which it would be to their advantage to receive. Friends, I beg you do not shirk your daily task of indolence. Acting was a way out at first. A way out of not knowing what to do, a way of focusing ambitions. And the ambition wasn't for fame. The ambition was to do an interesting job. Do ye hear the children weeping, O my brothers? You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled then something has been lost. Flirtation - attention without intention. Failure is a disappointment but not defeat. Fear has a large shadow, but he himself is small. The American people can have anything they want; the trouble is, they don't know what they want. Friendships aren't perfect, and yet they are very precious. For me, not expecting perfection all in one place was a great release. When a man begins to reason, he ceases to feel. Peace hath her victories, No less renowned than war. 
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