“ Every writer hopes or boldly assumes that his life is in some sense exemplary, that the particular will turn out to be universal. ”
- Martin Amis- Copy
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“ So, our lives, in acts exemplary, not only win ourselves good names, but doth to others give matter for virtuous deeds by which we live. ”
- John Jay Chapman- Copy
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“ America is not just a power, it is a promise. It is not enough for our country to be extraordinary in might; it must be exemplary in meaning. ”
- Nelson Rockefeller- Copy
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“ If I could create an ideal world, it would be an England with the fire of the Elizabethans, the correct taste of the Georgians, and the refinement and pure ideals of the Victorians. ”
- H.P. Lovecraft- Copy
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“ The ideal never comes. Today is ideal for him who makes it so. ”
- Horatio W. Dresser- Copy
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“ To have ideals is not the same as to have impracticable ideals. ”
- L. Susan Stebbing- Copy
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“ All musicians start out with ideals but hanging on to them in the face of media scrutiny takes real integrity. Tougher still is to live up to the ideals of your dedicated fans. ”
- Billy Bragg- Copy
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“ Men never think, at least seldom think, what a hard task it is for us women to go through this very often. God's will be done, and if He decrees that we are to have a great number of children why we must try to bring them up as useful and exemplary members of society. ”
- Queen Victoria- Copy
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