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The Phantom Tollbooth
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"The Phantom Tollbooth" Quotes

A bored boy discovers a magical tollbooth that leads him to a whimsical and absurd land.

Quotes

So many things are possible just as long as you don't know they're impossible.

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inspirationpossibility

Expect everything, I always say, and the unexpected never happens.

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expectationsurprise

It's not just learning that's important. It's learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things at all that matters.

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learningeducation

It's bad enough wasting time without killing it.

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time management

You must never feel badly about making mistakes as long as you take the trouble to learn from them. For you often learn more by being wrong for the right reasons than you do by being right for the wrong reasons.

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mistakeslearning

Words can not only hurt, but once said, they can never be taken back.

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wordsimpact

When you are faced with the impossible, the best thing to do is to try the unthinkable.

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impossiblecreativity

You can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and still come out completely dry.

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knowledgelearning

Having your own opinion is a good thing, as long as it's based on the facts and you know why you have it.

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opinionknowledge

You must never feel badly about making mistakes as long as you take the trouble to learn from them.

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mistakeslearning