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When a writer...

When a writer...

When a writer talks about his work, he's talking about a love affair.

Source: San...

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It's so much...

It's so much...

It's so much easier to suggest solutions when you don't know too much about the problem.

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If we practiced...

If we practiced...

If we practiced medicine like we practice education, we'd look for the liver on the right side and left side in...

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He's been that...

He's been that...

He's been that way for years -- a born questioner but he hates answers.

Source: In...

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Allan Bloom: As soon as...

Allan Bloom: As soon as...

As soon as tradition has come to be recognized as tradition, it is dead.

Source:...

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Willie Mays: In order to...

Willie Mays: In order to...

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and...

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Margot Asquith: He [Lloyd George]...

Margot Asquith: He [Lloyd George]...

He [Lloyd George] could not see a belt without hitting below it.

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The brain is...

The brain is...

The brain is a commodity . . . used to fertilize ideas.

Source: In Webster's...

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His father, Vincent,...

His father, Vincent,...

His father, Vincent, took him to La Coupole in Paris and, after sitting on the terrace for a while, walked off and...

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Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan: The adept may...

Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan: The adept may...

The adept may reach one of those rare moments that spell illumination - aware of the light of the consciousness that...

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John Wooden: The main ingredient...

John Wooden: The main ingredient...

The main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.

Source: x
-- John...

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If one is...

If one is...

If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.

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If it were...

If it were...

If it were better, it wouldn't be as good.

Source: On Butterflies Are Free, by...

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I believe in...

I believe in...

I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.

Source: In...

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A new idea...

A new idea...

A new idea is rarely born like Venus attended by graces
More commonly it's modeled of baling wire and acne.
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The real writer...

The real writer...

The real writer is one who really writes. Talent is an invention like phlogiston after the fact of fire. Work is its...

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Stanislaw Lec: A man who...

Stanislaw Lec: A man who...

A man who is a genius and doesn't know it probably isn't.

Source: In 20,000 Quips...

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Partial culture runs...

Partial culture runs...

Partial culture runs to the ornate; extreme culture to simplicity.

Source: In...

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This life is...

This life is...

This life is a war we are not yet winning for our daughters' children.
Don't do your enemies' work for...

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It is not...

It is not...

It is not sex that gives the pleasure, but the lover.

Source: In Webster's...

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