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I have been growing this moustache, a budding Burt Reynolds number, for a good cause known as Movember.

~David Sax

Topics: Been Cause Good Good Cause Growing Known Moustache Number

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I began as a fiction writer - I had written three novels in my 20s and 30s. But as my work has gravitated towards literary nonfiction, or lyric essay or poetic essay, whatever you want to call it, I'm constantly beating my head against the wall 'cause I'm teaching a genre that's no longer that exciting to me and that I'm no longer practicing.

~David Shields

Topics: Against Beating Began Call Cause Constantly Essay Exciting Fiction Fiction Writer Genre Had Head Literary Longer Lyric Me Nonfiction Novels Poetic Practicing Teaching Three Towards Wall Want Whatever Work Writer Written You

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Albert Camus, a great humanist and existentialist voice, pointed out that to commit to a just cause with no hope of success is absurd. But then, he also noted that not committing to a just cause is equally absurd. But only one choice offers the possibility for dignity. And dignity matters. Dignity matters.

~David Simon

Topics: Absurd Albert Also Cause Choice Commit Committing Dignity Equally Great He Hope Humanist Just Matters No Hope Noted Offers Only Out Pointed Possibility Success Success Is Then Voice

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Journalism is not just a cause, it's also a wacky profession.

~David Talbot

Topics: Also Cause Journalism Just Profession Wacky

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After Watergate, which happened when I was in college, I became increasingly inspired by journalism as a way to change the world. It sounds corny, but to wake the public up, to serve a higher cause.

~David Talbot

Topics: After Became Cause Change Change The World College Corny Happened Higher Increasingly Inspired Journalism Public Serve Sounds Up Wake Watergate Way Which World

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My life has ever been devoted to her service from my youth up, though never before in a cause like this - a cause for which I would most cheerfully risk and lay down my life.

~David Wooster

Topics: Been Before Cause Cheerfully Devoted Down Ever Her Lay Life Like Most My Life Never Risk Service Though Up Which Would Youth

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I feel like I get all the good parts of college, cause I just college hop on the weekends and party with them, but I don't have to do any of the school part or the work part.

~Daya

Topics: Any Cause College Feel Get Good Good Parts Hop Just Like Part Parts Party School Them Weekends Work I Feel I Feel Like

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The usual cause of evil in the world is that at any given time half the people in the world are awake.

~Dean Rusk

Topics: Any Any Given Time Awake Cause Evil Given Half People Time Usual World

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Anger, if used properly, might be for a cause, like helping feed children or stopping abuse somewhere. When we understand that every quality has importance and value, then we open up to this. Shining a light on these shadow qualities gives it balance.

~Debbie Ford

Topics: Abuse Anger Balance Cause Children Every Feed Gives Helping Importance Light Like Might Open Properly Qualities Quality Shadow Shining Somewhere Stopping Then Understand Up Used Value

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When you connect with a cause, it's like falling in love.

~Debra Winger

Topics: Cause Connect Falling Falling In Love Like Love You

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