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Hitler is no worse, nay better, in my opinion, than the other lugs. He makes the German mistake of being tactless, that's all.

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Henry Miller
Age: 88 †
Born: 1891
Born: December 26
Died: 1980
Died: June 7
Essayist
Novelist
Painter
Writer
New York City
New York
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The world itself is pregnant with failure, is the perfect manifestation of imperfection, of the consciousness of failure.
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By choosing to live above the ordinary level we create extraordinary problems for ourselves.
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Imagination is the voice of the daring.
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True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.
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Man, as man, has never realized himself. The greater part of him, his potential being, has always been submerged. What is history if not the endless story of his repeated failures?
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