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“You don't have to be a hero to accomplish great things---to compete. You can just be an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.”
― High Adventure: The True Story Of The First Ascent Of Everest
― High Adventure: The True Story Of The First Ascent Of Everest
“He says, you have to study and learn so that you can make up your own mind about history and everything else but you can’t make up an empty mind. Stock your mind, stock your mind. You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.”
― Angela's Ashes
― Angela's Ashes
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― Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style
― Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style
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