When I was young I longed to write a great novel that should win me fame. Now that … - L. Frank Baum

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Finally I got to the point where I said, I'd like to start a project where we can actually talk about race and poverty, not through the lens of a particular case, but much more broadly.

L. Frank Baum

When I was young I longed to write a great novel that should win me fame. Now that I am getting old my first book is written to amuse children.

Amuse, Book, Children, Old, Writing, Written

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You have plenty of courage, I am sure," answered Oz. "All you need is confidence in yourself. There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty.

Afraid, Courage, Faces, Kind, Living, Needs

No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.

Rob, Skillful, Thieves, Treasure

The more one knows, the luckier he is, for knowledge is the greatest gift in life.

Greatest Gifts, Knowledge, Knows, Life, Luckier

Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.

Blue, Dream, Dreams, Hope, Skies, True

The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick.

Brick, Cities, Emeralds, Paved, Yellow

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You know, in 1975 I couldn't get a job in New York City because I was American. The kitchens were predominantly run by French, Swiss, German, and basically I got laughed at. I had education, I had experience, but got laughed at because I was American.

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Bryan Stevenson

Finally I got to the point where I said, I'd like to start a project where we can actually talk about race and poverty, not through the lens of a particular case, but much more broadly.

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Our body's natural detoxification system is designed to support our health by eliminating waste products from our metabolism and from environmental toxins. Like any other hardworking system, it needs periodic rest and support to continue functioning optimally. This program will teach you how to rest and restore your body's natural detoxification abilities.

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C. S. Lewis

Whatever men expect, they soon come to think they have a right to; the sense of disappointment can, with very little skill on our part, be turned into a sense of injury. (senior devil speaking)

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Simone Weil

If we forgive God for his crime against us, which is to have made us finite creatures, He will forgive our crime against him, which is that we are finite creatures.

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