Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.

Ernest Hemingway

The Old Man and the Sea

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Topic

Making the most

Author

Ernest Hemingway

Source

The Old Man and the Sea

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952.

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Nobody ever lives their life all the way up except bull-fighters.

Ernest Hemingway

The Sun Also Rises

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Living life to the fullest
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Jake Barnes

Author

Ernest Hemingway
Source
The Sun Also Rises
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1926 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Hemingway, Ernest. The Sun Also Rises. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926, bk. 1, ch. 2.

Another quote from the 1950s

There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.

Gore Vidal

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Topic
Solving problems

Author

Gore Vidal
Source
Writing Plays for Television New World Writing
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1956 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Vidal, Gore. "Writing Plays for Television." New World Writing, 1956.

Another quote of the following type Advice

Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation.

Alasdair Gray

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Topic
How to live

Author

Alasdair Gray
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
2004 2000s 21st century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Gray, Alasdair. Engraved in the Canongate Wall of the Scottish Parliament Building. Edinburgh, Scotland. 2004.