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Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - October 11, 2026
One of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which any of the company can reasonably wish had been left unsaid.
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Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745)  
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
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Calvin Coolidge (1872 - 1933)  
Though I am grateful for the blessings of wealth, it hasn't changed who I am. My feet are still on the ground. I'm just wearing better shoes.
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Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine  
I started concentrating so hard on my vision that I lost sight.
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Robin Green, Northern Exposure, Burning Down the House, 1992  
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