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Philip Johnson: I hate vacations....

Philip Johnson: I hate vacations....

I hate vacations. If you can build buildings, why sit on the beach?

Source: In...

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Louise A Bogan: But childhood prolonged,...

Louise A Bogan: But childhood prolonged,...

But childhood prolonged, cannot remain a fairyland. It becomes a hell.

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Carl Sagan: Books tap the...

Carl Sagan: Books tap the...

Books tap the wisdom of our species -- the greatest minds, the best teachers -- from all over the world and from all...

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Victor Hugo: Genius is a...

Victor Hugo: Genius is a...

Genius is a promontory jutting out of the infinite.

Source: In Best Quotations for...

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Promiscuity is like...

Promiscuity is like...

Promiscuity is like never reading past the first page. Monogamy is like reading the same book over and...

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Konrad Lorenz: Historians will have...

Konrad Lorenz: Historians will have...

Historians will have to face the fact that natural selection determined the evolution of cultures in the same manner...

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Jean-Paul Sartre: If literature isn't...

Jean-Paul Sartre: If literature isn't...

If literature isn't everything, it's not worth a single hour of someone's trouble.

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Thomas W Higginson: When a thought...

Thomas W Higginson: When a thought...

When a thought takes one's breath away, a lesson in grammar seems an impertinence.

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Martin Luther King, Jr: Law and order...

Martin Luther King, Jr: Law and order...

Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and. . . when they fail in this purpose they become the...

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Dizzy Dean: It ain't bragging...

Dizzy Dean: It ain't bragging...

It ain't bragging if you really done it.

Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase,...

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Intellectuals are too...

Intellectuals are too...

Intellectuals are too sentimental for me.

Source: The Strange Necessity, pt. 1,...

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Only reason can...

Only reason can...

Only reason can convince us of those three fundamental truths without a recognition of which there can be no effective...

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Theodore M Hesburgh: The most important...

Theodore M Hesburgh: The most important...

The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.

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The fence around...

The fence around...

The fence around a cemetery is foolish, for those inside can't get out and those outside don't want to get...

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Spontaneous and honest...

Spontaneous and honest...

Spontaneous and honest love admits errors, hesitations, and human failings; it can be tested and repaired. Idealized...

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In America, journalism...

In America, journalism...

In America, journalism is apt to be regarded as an extension of history: in Britain, as an extension of...

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Poetry is what...

Poetry is what...

Poetry is what Milton saw when he went blind.

Source: In E. Anthony, O Rare Don...

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Christopher Isherwood: One should never...

Christopher Isherwood: One should never...

One should never write down or up to people, but out of yourself.

Source: In W.O.W....

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Martin Luther King, Jr: The ultimate solution...

Martin Luther King, Jr: The ultimate solution...

The ultimate solution to the race problem lies in the willingness of men to obey the...

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J Robert Oppenheimer: When you see...

J Robert Oppenheimer: When you see...

When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it and you argue about what to do about it only...

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