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A mule will labor ten years willingly and patiently for you, for the privilege of kicking you once.
Patience
William Faulkner

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Facts and truth really don't have much to do with each other.
Facts
William Faulkner

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I believe that man will not merely endure; he will prevail.
Optimism
William Faulkner

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I never know what I think about something until I read what I've written on it.
Writers and Writing
William Faulkner

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If I had not existed, someone else would have written me, Hemingway, Dostoevski, all of us.
Writers and Writing
William Faulkner

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Maybe the only thing worse than having to give gratitude constantly is having to accept it.
Gratitude
William Faulkner

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The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it.
Dreams
William Faulkner

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The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
Action
William Faulkner

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The salvation of the world is in man's suffering.
Suffering
William Faulkner

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The tools I need for my work are paper, tobacco, food, and a little whiskey.
Books - Reading
William Faulkner

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When my horse is running good, I don't stop to give him sugar.
Ability
William Faulkner

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun