I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession.

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I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession. - John Steinbeck

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I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession. - Robert Greene quotes