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Nehru, Jawaharlal. "The Basic Approach." AICC Economic Review, 15 Aug. 1958.

It's a pity you don't have as much charm as you have persistence.

An American in Paris

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An American in Paris. Directed by Vincente Minnelli, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951.

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Rounders. Directed by John Dahl, Spanky Pictures, 1998.

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Lawrence of Arabia. Directed by David Lean, Horizon Pictures, 1962.

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Matisse, Henri. Quoted in Artist to Artist: Inspiration & Advice from Artists Past & Present, written by Clint Brown. Jackson Creek Press, 1998.

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Auden, W. H. "September 1, 1939." Another Time. Faber & Faber, 1940. Originally published in The New Republic, 18 Oct. 1939.

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Hughes, Langston. "Note In Music." Opportunity: Journal of Negro Life, Jan. 1936.

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Hughes, Langston. "Note In Music." The Collected Works of Langston Hughes: The Poems: 1921-1940, edited by Arnold Rampersad. Vol. 1, University of Missouri Press, 2001.

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Dr. No. Directed by Terence Young, Eon Productions, 1962.

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Twain, Mark. "Refuge of the Derelicts." Fables of Man. University of California Press, 1972.

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Twain, Mark. "Refuge of the Derelicts." The Devil's Race-Track: Mark Twain's "Great Dark" Writings. University of California Press, 2005.

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Mrs. Doubtfire. Directed by Chris Columbus, 20th Century Fox/Blue Wolf Productions, 1993.

There is no love of life without despair of life.

Albert Camus

Love of Life

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Camus, Albert. "Love of Life." Lyrical and Critical Essays. Vintage, 1970.

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Gauguin, Paul. Paul Gauguin's Intimate Journals, translated by Van Wyck Brooks. Indiana University Press, 1958, p. 18.

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Fourth Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1945, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Fourth Inaugral Address: Washington, DC, January 20, 1945." Great Speeches, edited by John Grafton. Dover, 1999.

Only the little people pay taxes.

Leona Helmsley

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Helmsley, Leona. Quoted in "Maid Testifies Helmsley Denied Paying Taxes." Written by The Associated Press. The New York Times, 12 July 1989.

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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. Directed by Richard Marquand, Lucasfilm Ltd., 1983.

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Nabokov, Vladimir. "Anonymous." Strong Opinions. McGraw-Hill, 1973.

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Orwell, George. "Charles Dickens." Inside the Whale and Other Essays. Victor Gollancz, 1940, pt. 6.

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The Godfather. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Paramount Pictures/Alfran Productions, 1972.

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Edison, Thomas A. Quoted in Thomas A. Edison: The Authentic Life Story of the World's Greatest Inventor, written by Francis Miller. Stanley Paul, 1932.

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Hook. Directed by Steven Spielberg, Amblin Entertainment, 1991.