I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.

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"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

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"Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence."

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"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes."

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"If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one."

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