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“Why do they always teach us that it's easy and evil to do what we want and that we need discipline to restrain ourselves? It's the hardest thing in the world--to do what we want. And it takes the greatest kind of courage. I mean, what we really want.” - Ayn Rand




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 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

Albert Einstein

 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Aristotle

 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

Baltasar Gracián

 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : Sometimes it's not enough to know what things mean, sometimes you have to know what things don't mean.

Sometimes it's not enough to know what things mean, sometimes you have to know what things don't mean.

Bob Dylan

 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : We learn from failure, not from success!

We learn from failure, not from success!

Bram Stoker

 inspirational quotes - Image for quote : By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

Confucius