"If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, "tell the truth." If I got three more words, I'd add: "All the time."

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“Don't bail. The best of the gold’s at the bottom of barrels of crap.”

“Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.”

“When you do something young enough and you train for it, it just becomes a part of you.”

“A good apology is like antibiotic, a bad apology is like rubbing salt in the wound.”

“Too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I've always believed that if you took one tenth the energy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you'd be surprised by how well things can work out.”

“And be prepared. Luck is truly where preparation meets opportunity.”

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Literature1919–2013

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— Nakayama Miki

Religion1949–2002

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— Carl Andre

Art1935–2024

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