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I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege; it was my right. Every time I tried I was shot, killed or jailed, beaten or economically deprived. ↗

— Stokely Carmichael

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As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. ↗

— Andrew Carnegie

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People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents. ↗

— Andrew Carnegie

#how #impressive #matter #mediocrity #motivate

The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span. ↗

— Karl Kraus

#attention span #culture #destroying #mission #press

Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment. ↗

— Dale Carnegie

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Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success. ↗

— Dale Carnegie

#age #business #consult #content #drive

You have actresses like Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, who have roles specially written for them. ↗

— Leslie Caron

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It is curious that, with my somewhat antinomian tendencies, I should have gone to Trinity Hall - which was, and is, before all a Law College - and should thus have been thrown into close touch with the legal element in life. ↗

— Edward Carpenter

#before #close #college #curious #element

I'm determined to be contented, and having plenty of money from working makes it easier for me. ↗

— Karen Carpenter

#determined #easier #having #i #makes

Well, certainly I don't think that there are very many good writers who don't live without a sense of tension. If they haven't got one immediately available to them, then they usually manage to manufacture it in their private lives. ↗

— John le Carre

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