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 It is the greatest shot of adrenaline to be doing what you've wanted to do so badly. You almost feel like you could fly without the plane.  Property exists by grace of the law. It is not a fact, but a legal fiction. Man's usual routine is to work and to dream and work and dream. Ireland is the old sow that eats her farrow. [Being a parent] is tough. If you just want a wonderful little creature to love, you can get a puppy. Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal. It's our dreams that keep us going, that separate us from the beasts. I wouldn't even want to live if I thought it was all just eating and sleeping and taking off my clothes. The true university of these days is a collection of books. He has achieved success, who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much; who has gained the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children. And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays. He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world. Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control. These three alone lead to sovereign power. Two went to pray? Better to say one went to brag, the other to pray. Urgent necessity prompts many to do things. Fear is a kind of bell, or gong, which rings the mind into quick life and avoidance upon the approach of danger. It is the soul's signal for rallying. It is quite useless knocking at the door of heaven for earthly comfort. It's not the sort of comfort they supply there. I look back on my life like a good day's work; it is done and I am satisfied with it. All glory comes from daring to begin. Give us men to match our mountains, Give us men to match our plains: Men with empires in their purpose And new eras in their brains. We are involved in a life that passes understanding: our highest business is our daily life. 
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