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“Gammy used to say "Too much scrubbing takes the life right out of things."”
“He who reigns within himself and rules his passions desires and fears is more than a king.”
“Who is apt on occasion to assign a multitude of reasons when one will do? This is a sure sign of weakness in argument.”
“I felt a comedy ego beginning to grow which gave me the courage to begin tentatively looking into myself for material.”
“To pursue yourself is an interesting and absorbing thing to do. Once you have caught the scent of a hidden being your own hidden being you won't readily be deflected from the tracking down of it.”
“The point of good writing is knowing when to stop.”
“My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without braces.”
“Superior people never make long visits.”
“Ninety percent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves their abilities their frailties and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete ...”
“If there be a faith that can move mountains it is faith in one's own power.”
“If I could know me I could know the universe.”
“A man who knows he is a fool is not a great fool.”
“What lies in our power to do it lies in our power not to do.”
“I believe that in our constant search for security we can never gain any peace of mind until we are secure in our own soul.”
“Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks on great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself.”
“We should know what our convictions are and stand for them. Upon one's own philosophy conscious or unconscious depends one's ultimate interpretation of facts. Therefore it is wise to be as clear...”
“One's self-image is very important because if that's in good shape then you can do anything or practically anything.”
“Femininity appears to be one of those pivotal qualities that is so important no one can define it.”
“I've never had a humble opinion in my life. If you're going to have one why bother to be humble about it?”
“I knew what my job was it was to go out and meet the people and love them.”
