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"Just as appetite comes by eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning."

Igor Stravinsky, Russian Composer
Work, Inspiration, Appetite, Beginning
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"Just as appetite comes by eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning."

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"It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?"

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"John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded."

Barack Obama, American President
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Hank Aaron, American Athlete
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"My best work is often almost unconscious and occurs ahead of my ability to understand it."

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