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“The hardest battle you're ever going to fight is the battle to be just you.”

Quote by Leo Buscaglia

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Leo Buscaglia was an American author, speaker, and educator, renowned for his works on love and human relationships. His books and speeches have inspired countless individuals to pursue a more fulfilling life and deeper interpersonal connections. more

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“Water, water, water....There is no shortage of water in the desert but exactly the right amount , a perfect ratio of water to rock, water to sand, insuring that wide free open, generous spacing among plants and animals, homes and towns and cities, which makes the arid West so different from any other part of the nation. There is no lack of water here unless you try to establish a city where no city should be.”

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Book:Desert Solitaire

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“I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations.”

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“At forty-two, I had never done anything that took my own breath away, and I suppose now that was part of the problem--my chronic inability to astonish myself. I promise you, no one judges me more harshly than I do myself; I caused a brilliant wreckage. Some say I fell from grace; they're being kind. I didn't fall. I dove.”

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Book:The Mermaid Chair

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“I would like to write a Book which would drive men mad, which would be like an open door leading them where they would never have consented to go, in short, a door that opens onto reality.”

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Book:Antonin Artaud, Selected Writings

Source: Antonin Artaud, Selected Writings

“Let us be the ones who say we do not accept that a child dies every three seconds simply because he does not have the drugs you and I have. Let us be the ones to say we are not satisfied that your place of birth determines your right for life. Let us be outraged; let us be loud; let us be bold.”

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Book:Native Son

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“And even now she beats her head against the bars in the same old way and wonders if there is a bigger place the railroads run to from Chicago where maybe there is romance and big things and real dreams that never go smash.”

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Book:The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg

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“As far as the lack of hits goes, I think perhaps it's because I've played a lot of different roles and have not created a persona that the public can latch on to. I have played everything from psychopathic killers to romantic leading men, and in picking such diverse roles I have avoided typecasting.”

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Author:Jeff Bridges