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DAVID WEIL The joy of learning is as indispensable in study as breathing is in running. Where it is lacking the...
SIMONE WEIL It's another one of those more serious contraction phases that are followed by buying on the dip. I ...
ULRIC WEIL My nature is to be linear, and when I'm not, I feel really proud of myself.
CYNTHIA WEIL This is a vote to start negotiations. This is not a vote to withdraw. It merely starts the process. ...
GORDON WEIL The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his l...
SIMONE WEIL You made a lot of mistakes, and you wrote a lot of crap. But it was all part of the learning process...
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