Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

Anaïs Nin

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Courage Living life to the fullest Life

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Anaïs Nin

Source

Journals of Anaïs Nin

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Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

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France Europe

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Nin, Anaïs. "June, 1941." The Diary of Anaïs Nin, vol. 3, 1939-1944, edited by Gunther Stuhlmann. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1969.

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Along the vital Pacific Coast over 112,000 potential enemies, of Japanese extraction, are at large today. There are indications that these are organized and ready for concerted action at a favorable opportunity. The very fact that no sabotage has taken place to date is a disturbing and confirming indication that such action will be taken

John DeWitt

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World War II

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John DeWitt
Language
English
Time
1942 1940s 20th century
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DeWitt, John L. Final Report on the Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast. c. 1942.

Another quote about Life

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.

Albert Einstein

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Topic
Life Bicycles Momentum Idleness

Author

Albert Einstein
Source
Letters of Albert Einstein
Medium
Letter
Language
German
Time
1930 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Einstein, Albert. "Letter to his son Eduard." Quoted in Einstein: His Life and Universe, by Walter Isaacson. Simon & Schuster, 2007. Originally from Letter to his Son Eduard, 5 Feb. 1930.

Another quote from 1941

And were an epitaph to be my story
I'd have a short one ready for my own.
I would have written of me on my stone:
I have a lovers quarrel with the world.

Robert Frost

The Lesson for Today

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Man and the world

Author

Robert Frost
Source
The Lesson for Today
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1941 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Frost, Robert. Reading of The Lesson for Today at Harvard University. 20 June 1941, Phi Beta Kappa Society meeting, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.