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One Thing Life Has Taught Me: If You Are Interested, You Never Have To Look For New Interests. They Come To You. When You Are Genuinely Interested In One Thing, It Will Always Lead To Something Else.

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One Thing Life Has Taught Me: If You Are Interested, You Never Have To Look For New Interests. They Come To You. When You Are Genuinely Interested In One Thing, It Will Always Lead To Something Else.

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No One From The Beginning Of Time Has Had Security.

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If We Fail To Meet Our Problems Here, No One Else In The World Will Do So. If We Fail, The Heart Goes Out Of Progressives Throughout The World.

Enjoy Every Minute You Have With Those You Love, My Dear, For No One Can Take Joy That Is Past Away From You. It Will Be There In Your Heart To Live On When The Dark Days Come.

It Is Today That We Create The World Of The Future.

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Smearing Good People Like Lauchlin Currie [former Administrative Assistant To President Roosevelt], Alger Hiss And Others Is, I Think, Unforgiveable... Anyone Knowing Mr. Currie Or Mr. Hiss, Who Are The Two People Whom I Happen To Know Fairly Well, Would Not Need Any Denial On Their Part To Know They Are Not Communists. Their Records Prove It.

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The Future Belongs To Those Who Believe In The Beauty Of Their Dreams.

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