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He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls. ↗

— Edmund Burke

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People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. ↗

— Edmund Burke

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Ambition can creep as well as soar. ↗

— Edmund Burke

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From a worldly point of view, there is no mistake so great as that of being always right. ↗

— Samuel Butler

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Whenever our neighbour's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our own. ↗

— Edmund Burke

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We don't grow unless we take risks. Any successful company is riddled with failures. ↗

— James E. Burke

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That's one of the great advantages of age. You can say, I don't want to, I don't care, you can throw temper tantrums, and nobody minds. ↗

— James Lee Burke

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To despise riches, may, indeed, be philosophic, but to dispense them worthily, must surely be more beneficial to mankind. ↗

— Fanny Burney

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You do it a day at a time. You write as well as you can, you put it in the mail, you leave it under submission, you never leave it at home. ↗

— James Lee Burke

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I walked out of the Chinese restaurant with a fat check, a record deal, and a box of shrimp egg foo yung! ↗

— Solomon Burke

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