“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.”
Stephen King, quoted in Bookreporter.com
“No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.”
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“The longer the title, the less important the job.”
George McGovern, quoted in the United Press International
“It’s not the load that breaks you down; it’s the way you carry it.”
Lena Horne, quoted in HuffingtonPost.com
“Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.”
E.B. White, quoted in the Sarasota, Fla., Herald-Tribune
“A pat on the back, though only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, is miles ahead in results.”
Publisher Bennett Cerf, quoted in RealSimple.com
“No man is able to make progress when he is wavering between opposite things.”
Epictetus, quoted in Forbes.com
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September 13 editorial cartoonsCartoons Saturday's political cartoons include court-approved racial profiling and America's moral compass
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