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Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - April 13, 2026
It is never too late to give up our prejudices.
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Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862), 'Economy,' Walden, 1854  
It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
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J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets, 1999  
Most of you have been where I am tonight. The crash site of unrequited love. You ask yourself, How did I get here? What was it about? Was it her smile? Was it the way she crossed her legs, the turn of her ankle, the poignant vulnerability of her slender wrists? What are these elusive and ephemeral things that ignite passion in the human heart? That's an age-old question. It's perfect food for thought on a bright midsummer's night.
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Martin Sage and Sybil Adelman, Northern Exposure, The Bumpy Road to Love, 1991  
I don't confuse greatness with perfection. To be great anyhow is…the higher achievement.
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Lois McMaster Bujold, "Mirror Dance", 1994  

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