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" Tough guys don't dance. You had better believe it. "

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" Sentimentality is the emotional promiscuity of those who have no sentiment. "

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" Ultimately a hero is a man who would argue with the gods, and so awakens devils to contest his vision. The more a man can achieve, the more he may be certain that the devil will inhabit a part of his creation. "

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" The final purpose of art is to intensify, even, if necessary, to exacerbate, the moral consciousness of people. "

" Every moment of one's existence one is growing into more or retreating into less. One is always living a little more or dying a little bit. "

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