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'Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.'

'Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.'

'Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.'

'The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world.'

'A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself'

'Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds'

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The truth is really an ambition which is beyond us. - Peter Ustinov
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On this day:
Normans Invade Ireland - 1169, Great Exhibition opens - 1851, TUC meets to agree on a General Strike - 1926, Sutton Hoo Dig Begins - 1939, Betting Shops Legal - 1961, Last UK Concert by Beatles - 1966, Tony Blairs 'New Labour' sweeps to power - 1997, Millennium May Day Protests - 2000
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