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It was the first of many times he would try to remember her face, the first of many times he would look for someone and not see them—search for someone whose absence defined him.
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“Who knows why people are different? We are born with a certain nature, I think. And then the world takes its swings at us.”
― Lucy by the Sea
― Lucy by the Sea
“I hope you'll make mistakes. If you're making mistakes, it means you're out there doing something.”
― Make Good Art
― Make Good Art
“A man who plants a tree could never be called a pessimist.”
― The KAHNS of Fifth Avenue
― The KAHNS of Fifth Avenue
“Don't raise your voice, improve your argument."
[Address at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 November 2004]”
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[Address at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 November 2004]”
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“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes...you're Doing Something.”
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