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Take the life-lie away from the average man and straight away you take away his happiness.

Henrik Ibsen

It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians.
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Animal Excuse Experiment Journal Politician Science
Nobody can put a character on paper without – at any rate in part and at times – sitting as a model for it himself.
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Character Himself Modeling Rate
Everything that I have written is closely related to something that I have lived through.
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Close Live Myself Relate Writing
NORA: I must stand on my own two feet if I’m to get to know myself and the world outside. That’s why I can’t stay here with you any longer.
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Known Myself Stand World
To crave for happiness in this world is simply to be possessed by a spirit of revolt. What right have we to happiness?
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Crave Happiness Possession Revolution Simplicity World
And what if I did run my ship aground; oh, still it was splendid to sail it!
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Myself Run Ship
I’ve had the best possible chance of learning that what the working-classes really need is to be allowed some part in the direction of public affairs, Doctorto develop their abilities, their understanding and their self-respect.
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Allow Direction Learning Myself Need Possible Respect Working
Whether I pound or am being pounded, all the same there will be moaning!
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Hustle Moaning Myself
I am sticking as closely to my subject as I can; for my subject is precisely this, that it is the masses, the majority
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Mass Myself Subject
Now I am steel-set: I follow the call to the clear radiance and glow of the heights.
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Call Follow Glow Myself Radiance
Nothing is impossible that one desires with an indomitable will.
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Desire Impossible Willing
To die in agony upon a cross Does not create a martyr; he must first Will his own execution.
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Agony Death Execution Himself Willing
When we dead awaken. We see that we have never lived.
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Awakening Dead Live
What ought a man be? Well, my short answer is ‘himself’.
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Be Yourself Myself Original Self Love
Happiness is worth a daring deed; we are both free if we but will it, and then the game is won.
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Action Dare Game Happiness Winning
The greatest victory is defeat.
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Defeat Greatness One Liner Victory

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