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Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.

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Hawaii and Fiji are two of the best island groups in the world to visit as a vacationer. The great hotels, the fascinating local people, the exciting history of the two contrasting island groups, and the unmatched scenery make these two of the most enticing stopovers.

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If you type adeptly with 10 fingers, you're typing faster than your mind is working.

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The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality.

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If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.

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I missed a whole cycle of childhood, but I've never used it as a device for self-pity.

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There are no insoluble problems. Only time-consuming ones.

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For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn't matter much else what they find.

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If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life.

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I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: February 3rd, 1907

Died: October 16th, 1997

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