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Vlad Macovei

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“The writer has to die to give birth to the intellectual in the service of the wretched of the earth.”
― Annie Cohen-Solal, Jean-Paul Sartre: A Life

tags: aesthetics, altruism, biography, birth-and-rebirth, french-authors, french-biographers, french-biographies, french-resistance, ideologies, intellectual-theories, jean-paul-sartre, public-intellectuals, sacrifice, service-to-mankind, women-biographers, writing-life

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“I've always believed that the only defeats and victories that matter in life are those you lose or win alone, against yourself.”
― Mihail Sebastian, For Two Thousand Years

tags: alone, defeat, solitude, victory

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“To shine your brightest light is to be who you truly are.”
― Roy T. Bennett

tags: be-yourself, being-yourself, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational-quotes, inspire, inspiring, life, life-quotes, light, living, optimism, optimistic, positive, positive-affirmation, positive-life, positive-thinking, shine

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“The highest duty of the writer is to remain true to himself and let the chips fall where they may. In serving his vision of the truth the artist best serves his nation.”
― John F. Kennedy

tags: artist, duty, john-f-kennedy, writers, writing-advice

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“Education is one of the greatest gift for mankind. Each one of us must seek this enlightenment.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!