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Fortune is beastly - it is only suitable for cows and businessmen.

Irving Stone

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Irving Stone
Age: 86 †
Born: 1903
Born: July 14
Died: 1989
Died: August 26
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God did not create us to abandon us.
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Someday my paintings will be hanging in the Louvre. [Vincent Van Gogh]
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The brooding is better than the joy because even if the heart fills with happiness, it still mourns.
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I will be an artist. I am sure I will. [Vincent Van Gogh]
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It's freezing up here. What did you use to keep warm? Indignation, said Michelangelo. Best fuel I know. Never burns out.
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