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Philosopher Amos Bronson Alcott, quoted in Forbes
“There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.”
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Ayn Rand, quoted in FoxNews.com
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Agatha Christie, quoted in the Cardiff, Wales, Western Mail
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Educator Horace Mann, quoted in Vanity Fair
“In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.”
Coco Chanel, quoted in the London Daily Mail
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