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“I want now to be of today. It is painful to be conscious of two worlds. The Wandering Jew in me seeks forgetfulness.”

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Mary Antin was an American author born on June 13, 1881, and died on May 15, 1949. She is known for her works focusing on immigrant experiences and social changes, with her most notable work being 'The Land of the Spotted Dog'. more

“[I began to unload] the pyramid of honors, civic and literary, which had been heaped on me by the headlong process of rewarding a popular success. One day, I sat down and wrote a wholesale lot of letters of resignation. When I finished, I didn't belong to a single authors club or patriotic society. I was myself again, whatever that was.”

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Author:Mary Antin

“I am a competitor, I want to go out there and lay it all on the line for my team.”

Want Lines Team Lays Competitors

Author:Marcus Mariota

“All we can tell you is that this race is too close for honest pollsters to predict.”

Race Honest

Author:Ed Garvey

“You can either waltz boldly onto the stage of life and live the way you know your spirit is nudging you to, or you can sit quietly by the wall, receding into the shadows of fear and self doubt.”

Knows Way Self Spirit Doubt Stage Wall Shadow Self-doubt Stages Of Life Waltz

Book:What I Know For Sure

Source: What I Know For Sure

“If ISIS represents Islam, then the KKK represents Christianity”

Ifs Christianity Islam Isis Kkk

Author:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

“Be good and you'll be lonesome”

Be Good Lonesome

Book:Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend

Source: Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend

“As Regis Mckenna once said, the best marketing is education”

Said Marketing

Author:Steve Jobs

“Security is when everything is settled, when nothing can happen to you; security is the denial of life.”

Life Happens Happiness Security Internet Denial Anticipation Free Speech Safety And Security

Book:the female eunuch

Source: the female eunuch

“I can bat in the morning, afternoon, evening, night, on ice, desert, wherever and whenever. It is almost nirvana for me. It takes me away from the stresses of life. I think only a batsman will be able to tell you about the goose bumps he gets after hitting a perfect cover drive. I'm one of them.”

Thinking I Can Able Night Perfect Morning Stress Ice Evening Desert Take Me Afternoon Hitting Bats Bumps Geese Take Me Away

Author:Gautam Gambhir

“Android is a major step towards an ethical, user-controlled, free-software portable phone, but there is a long way to go.”

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Author:Richard Stallman

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