Motivational Quotes of the Day

Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - August 27, 2015
Discretion in speech is more than eloquence.
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Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)  
Never be a cynic, even a gentle one. Never help out a sneer, even at the devil.
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Vachel Lindsay (1879 - 1931)  
I have learned to love that which is meant to harm me, so that I can stand in the way of those who are less strong. I can take the bullets for those who aren't able to.
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Margaret Cho, weblog, 01-14-04  
You gotta dream? You gotta protect it. People can't do somethin' themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it. If you want somethin', go get it, period.
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Steven Conrad, Pursuit of Happyness, 2006  

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