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In thought for today on May 30, 2012 at 00:42

Ovid by Anton von Werner. "Bibliothek des allgemeinen und praktischen Wissens. Bd. 5" (1905), Abriß der Weltliteratur, Seite 51 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“He who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow.”
—Ovid
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Arts, benjamin disraeli, Book, Book Writing, isaac newton, Japan, literature, Writers Resources
In thought for today on May 30, 2012 at 00:24

Line drawing of Disraeli (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write a book about it.
Benjamin Disraeli
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American literature, Arts, Isaac Asimov, Russia, Science fiction, The Foundation Trilogy, United States, Writers Resources
In thought for today on May 29, 2012 at 00:49

Dr. Isaac Asimov, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, 1965 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers.
—Isaac Asimov
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Baden-Powell, Barack Obama, Colin Powell, History, Mitt Romney, Recreation, Scouting, United States
In thought for today on May 29, 2012 at 00:33

U.S. Army General Colin Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it. ”
Colin Powell
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Katharine Graham
In thought for today on May 29, 2012 at 00:18
“Once, power was considered a masculine attribute. In fact, power has no sex. ”
—Katharine Graham
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Arts and Entertainment, england, government, kiss, New York City, Somerset, somerset maugham, W Somerset Maugham
In thought for today on May 29, 2012 at 00:11

W. Somerset Maugham British writer (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. ”
—W Somerset Maugham
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Todd Barry
In thought for today on May 28, 2012 at 00:36
“I will not be misquoted! ”
—Todd Barry
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