It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn’t give it up because by then I was too famous.

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"Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn’t the work he’s supposed to be doing at that moment."

- Robert Benchley

Awareness

"It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn’t give it up because by that time I was too famous."

- Robert Benchley

Persistence

"When a friend warned him that alcohol was slow poison, Robert Benchley replied, "So who's in a hurry?""

- Robert Benchley

Wisdom

"There are two kinds of travel: first class and with children."

- Robert Benchley

Family

"In America, there are two classes of travel: first-class and with children."

- Robert Benchley

Family

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- Beauty and the Beast

Personal Growth

"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."

- Paulo Coelho

Personal Growth

"If the decisions you make about where you invest your blood, sweat, and tears are not consistent with the person you aspire to be, you’ll never become that person."

- Clayton M. Christensen

Personal Growth

"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself."

- Arianna Huffington

Personal Growth

"The two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why."

- Mark Twain

Personal Growth