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He wrapped himself in quotations - as a beggar would enfold himself in the purple of Emperors. ↗

— Rudyard Kipling

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Man is asked to make of himself what he is supposed to become to fulfill his destiny. ↗

— Paul Tillich

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He who does without the praise of the crowd will not deny himself an opportunity to be his own adherent. ↗

— Karl Kraus

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Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not destroy himself, but continues to live on. It is the force whereby we live. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

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When I was younger, I was fascinated by David Bowie, for example. he had created an entire myth around himself. It was as important as his music. ↗

— Lars von Trier

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I saw an Elvis Presley movie Jailhouse Rock, where he gets out of jail and makes his own records and takes them to the radio stations himself. And then, he puts records in the store. After seeing that, I made records an put them in stores. ↗

— Bobby Vinton

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I prefer a man who will burn the flag and then wrap himself in the Constitution to a man who will burn the Constitution and then wrap himself in the flag. ↗

— Craig Washington

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For years that may mean imitation. Then, one day, it is like a door opening, and a new thought comes in. Why not try this instead. Suddenly he is doing something original, almost in spite of himself. ↗

— Lukas Foss

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A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar. ↗

— Mark Twain

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The oldest pitcher acquires confidence in his ballclub - he doesn't try to do it all himself. ↗

— Burleigh Grimes

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