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“Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.”

Charles de Gaulle

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“Life is not a race course or a competitive examination. At worst it calls for endurance and at best it calls for a certain virtue in one’s dealings with oneself.”

Gore Vidal, 1957

In an unpublished letter to his half-sister, the late writer offers advice on life, his thoughts on JFK, and what it takes to make it into the history books. Read it here.

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“Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.”

Bette Davis

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“Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.”

Will Rogers

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