Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
Never be a cynic, even a gentle one. Never help out a sneer, even at the devil.
I've gone into hundreds of fortune-teller's parlors, and have been told thousands of things, but nobody ever told me I was a policewoman getting ready to arrest her.
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When you want to believe in something, you also have to believe in everything that's necessary for believing in it.
I went up the stairs cautiously, not able to use my hands.
I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.