“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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“Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”
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“If the others heard me talking out loud they would think that I am crazy. But since I am not, I do not care.”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea
“Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea
“But man is not made for defeat," he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea
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