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There is no such thing as bad whiskey. Some whiskeys just happen to be better than others. But a man shouldn’t fool with booze until he’s fifty; then he’s a damn fool if he doesn’t.

William Faulkner

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Tomorrow night is nothing but one long sleepless wrestle with yesterday’s omissions and regrets.
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Wonder. Go on and wonder.
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Good ones don’t have time to bother with success or getting rich.
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Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
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