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Christmas Eve on the Desert

Tonight, not one alone am I, but three— The Lad I was, the Man I am, and he Who looks adown the coming future years And wonders at my sloth. His hopes and fears Should goad me to the manly game Of adding to the honor of my name....

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Williamson: Our Deepest Fear

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented,...

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Lyrics: Auld Lang Syne

Everybody knows the tune, but nobody knows the words. Will Smith even joked about it. No need to hum the words now. Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang...

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Jack London’s Credo

I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and...

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The Obligation of the Engineer

I am an Engineer. In my profession I take deep pride. To it I owe solemn obligations. Since the Stone Age, Human Progress has been spurred by the Engineering Genius. Engineers have made usable Nature’s vast resources of...

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The Bridge Builder

An old man going a lone highway, Came, at the evening cold and gray, To a chasm vast and deep and wide. Through which was flowing a sullen tide The old man crossed in the twilight dim, The sullen stream had no fear for him; But...

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The Man in the Arena

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by...

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Lyrics: My Way

And now, the end is near And so I face the final curtain My friend, I’ll say it clear I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain I’ve lived a life that’s full I traveled each and every highway And...

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Lyrics: You’re Gonna Miss This

You’re gonna miss this. You’re gonna want this back. You’re gonna wish these days Hadn’t gone by so fast. These are some good times, So take a good look around. You may not know it now, but you’re gonna miss this. Trace Adkins,...

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