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There is always a risk in being alive, and if you are more alive, there is more risk.

Henrik Ibsen

Helmer: “Before all else you are a wife and a mother.” Nora: “That I no longer believe. I believe that before all else I am a human being.”
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Human Myself Responsibility Role
It’s a liberation to know that an act of spontaneous courage is yet possible in this world. An act that has something of unconditional beauty.
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Act Beautiful Courage Known Liberty
Many a man can save himself if he admits he’s done wrong and takes his punishment.
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Himself Man Punishment Save Wrong
What is the difference in being alone with another and being alone by one’s self?
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Alone Difference Oneself
Whether I pound or am being pounded, all the same there will be moaning!
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Hustle Moaning Myself
The strongest men are the most alone.
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Alone Man Strong
If I cannot be myself in what I write, then the whole is nothing but lies and humbug.
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Lying Myself Writing
The greatest victory is defeat.
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Defeat Greatness One Liner Victory
It is no use lying to one’s self.
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Lying Oneself Self
In the decisive moment I won the victory over myself. I chose to live. And believe me, it takes courage to choose life under those circumstances.
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Circumstance Decision Moments Victory
I have other duties equally sacred, Duties to myself.
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Equality Myself Sacred
The man whom God wills to slay in the struggle of life – he first individualizes.
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God Individual Life Man Struggle
The spectacles of experience; through them you will see more clearly a second time.
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Experience Time Willing Yourself
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
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Action Impact Impression Oneself Value Word
What sort of truths are they that the majority usually supports? They are truths that are of such advanced age that they are beginning to break up. And if a truth is as old as that, it is also in a fair way to become a lie, gentlemen.
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Fair Majority Support Truth
The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom-they are the pillars of society.
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Freedom Society Spirituality Truth

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