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Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort. ↗

— John Ruskin

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The principle of all successful effort is to try to do not what is absolutely the best, but what is easily within our power, and suited for our temperament and condition. ↗

— John Ruskin

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Large fortunes are all founded either on the occupation of land, or lending or the taxation of labor. ↗

— John Ruskin

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Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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Cary Grant never won an Oscar, primarily, I suspect, because he made everything look so effortless. Why reward someone for having fun, for being charming? ↗

— Richard Russo

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I never worry about people not taking my work seriously as a result of the humor. In the end, the comic's best trick is the illusion that comedy is effortless. That people imagine what he's doing is easy is an occupational hazard. ↗

— Richard Russo

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Truth be told, I'm not an easy man. I can be an entertaining one, though it's been my experience that most people don't want to be entertained. They want to be comforted. ↗

— Richard Russo

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Of all created comforts, God is the lender; you are the borrower, not the owner. ↗

— Ernest Rutherford

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It is to be deeply regretted that the clergymen would oppose an effort to teach the people the Bible truths; nevertheless, we find much opposition everywhere, and many clergymen will attempt to prevent the people from reading what is here written. ↗

— Joseph Franklin Rutherford

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My background has been very helpful for this experience. But everyone was so accommodating because they knew it's not the most comfortable position to be the new kid. ↗

— Jeri Ryan

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