"The desire not to be anything is the desire not to be."

 - Ayn Rand

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"The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try nothing and succeed."

 - Martyn Lloyd-Jones

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"The great secret of success in life is for a man to be ready when his opportunity comes."

 - Benjamin Disraeli

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"A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains."

 (Old Dutch Proverb)