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1. "Hitch your wagon to a star."
What 19th century American known for his oft-regarded-as-Romantic essays made this inspirational quote?
2. "No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave."
This quote was spoken by an American President, but which one?
3. "Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilized by education; they grow there, firm as weeds among stones."
What 19th century prose author featured this quote in her most popular novel?
4. "A little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical."
What famous political figure, the one who lived the earliest of these, said this quote?
5. "A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."
What Irish playwright wrote this into "Heartbreak House", espousing the value of taking risks?
6. "An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere. The pessimist sees only the red light. But the truly wise person is color blind."
What 20th-century Nobel Prize winner made this quote?
7. "People have this obsession: they want you to be like you were in 1969. They want you to, because, otherwise, their youth goes with you".
This quote was stated in a magazine interview where, coincidentally, the publication had the same name as the speaker's band. Who's responsible for this statement?
8. "Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers."
Whether or not his philosophy held up, which man, who said this quote, had three kids?
9. "Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding."
Which twentieth century figure mused this?
10. "Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live."
Which American literary figure and humorist put forth this wisdom?
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