I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

Henry David Thoreau

Walden

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Topic

Following your dreams Taking risks Courage Success

Author

Henry David Thoreau

Source

Conclusion Walden

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1854 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Thoreau, Henry David. "Conclusion." Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854.

Current Citation

Thoreau, Henry David. "Conclusion." Walden and Civil Disobedience. Signet, 2012.

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I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

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Author

Walt Whitman
Source
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Medium
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Language
English
Time
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Original Citation

Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass. Brooklyn, New York: Self-published, 1855, poem 1.

Current Citation

Whitman, Walt. "Song of Myself." Leaves of Grass and Other Writings. W. W. Norton & Company, 2002, sect. 1, I. 1.

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Remember kid, there's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die. Follow your heart, kid, and you'll never go wrong.

The Sandlot

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Heroes Facing one's fears Going for it Taking risks
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The Babe
Actor
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
1993 1990s 20th century
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The Sandlot. Directed by David Mickey Evans, Island World, 1993.