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    Thought for the Day Talent is God given. Be humble ...

    Talent is God-given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful. John Wooden
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    Thought for the Day I don’t need you to remind me of my age ...

    “I don’t need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to do that for me.” Stephen Fry
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    Thought for the Day The business of the poet and the novelist is to ...

    The business of the poet and the novelist is to show the sorriness underlying the grandest things and the grandeur underlying the sorriest things. Thomas Hardy
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    Thought for the Day Whilst I’m writing, I’m ...

    Whilst I’m writing, I’m far away. When I come back, I’m far gone. Pablo Neruda
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    Thought for the Day Dear Artists, remember that the opposite of ...

    Dear Artists, remember that the opposite of depression is not joy. It’s expression. So create, create, create. As it’s the soul’s medicine. Andy Warhol
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    Thought for the Day You would go mad if you began to ...

    You would go mad if you began to speculate about the impact your novel might have while you were still writing it. Jonathan Coe
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    Thought for the Day Writing is like ...

    Writing is like carrying a foetus. Edna O'Brien
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    Thought for the Day There are far, far better things ...

    “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” C. S. Lewis
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    Thought for the Day Reality continues to ....

    “Reality continues to ruin my life.” Bill Watterson
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    Thought for the Day Painting is poetry that is seen rather than ...

    Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. Leonardo da Vinci
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    Thought for the Day We are all a little weird and life's a little weird ...

    “We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.” Dr. Seuss
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    Thought for the Day Only those who attempt the absurd ...

    "Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible." M. C. Escher
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    Thought for the Day Living without an aim is like ...

    Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. John Ruskin
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    Thought for the Day When action grows unprofitable, gather information ...

    “When action grows unprofitable, gather information; when information grows unprofitable, sleep.” Ursula K. Le Guin
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    Thought for the Day I am no bird; and no net ensnares me ...

    “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” Charlotte Brontë (from Jane Eyre)
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