If one felt successful, there'd be so little incentive to be successful.
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On paper, being good sounds great but a lot depends on the atmosphere of the workplace or community we live in. We tend to become good or bad depending on the cues sent out within a particular space.
Tags: live, community, great, good
When I'm writing, I write all day. Other days, I sit around thinking. Or I run around from one meeting to another, out in the world. It varies, and I like that.
Tags: like, day, thinking, world
I like the values associated with a medical family - common sense, being practical but also thoughtful.
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The best cure for one's bad tendencies is to see them fully developed in someone else.
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I went to church and couldn't swallow it. The music was nice but I don't belong there.
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