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William Dwight Whitney
Adoniram Judson
Erin McKean

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We see what we want to see, and observation conforms to hypothesis.

Bergen Evans
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Acting is a form of deception, and actors can mesmerize themselves almost as easily as an audience.

Leo Rosten
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And I don't like people who eat powdered doughnuts. I don't car how careful you are, they're just plain messy. I can't believe they taste good enough to justify getting that sugar all over everything, especially me.

Erin McKean
Erin McKean
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See yourself as a small child, fragile and vulnerable, and breathe in. Smile with love to this small child within yourself, and breathe out.

Barbara Ann Kipfer
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Success and vocabulary go hand in hand. This has been proven so often that it no longer admits of argument.

Wilfred J. Funk
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The confident surgeon is like a military captain who by a well-timed advance changes defeat into victory, returning with the priceless trophy of life and health.

Adoniram Judson
Adoniram Judson
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Aristocracy and exclusiveness tend to final overthrow, in language as in politics.

William Dwight Whitney
William Dwight Whitney

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