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Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely; in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest. ↗

— Charles Dickens

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I shall refract myself, yes, I shall no longer be known as the prism. ↗

— Bruce Dickinson

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Luck is not chance, it's toil; fortune's expensive smile is earned. ↗

— Emily Dickinson

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The Smithsonian Institute is one of the most popular agencies of government in the United States. ↗

— Norm Dicks

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Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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With or without God, good decisions can be made; But only with God will great decisions be made. ↗

— Damon Thueson

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In Romanticism, the main determinant is the mood, the atmosphere. And in that regard, you could also describe Schubert as a Romantic. ↗

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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Composers shouldn't think too much - it interferes with their plagiarism. ↗

— Howard Dietz

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Materialism, attachment to things of the world, includes pride. Many religious people suffer from pride: taking pleasure or even delight in being good, or religious. ↗

— Idries Shah

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