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Henry David Thoreau: Knowledge does not...

Henry David Thoreau: Knowledge does not...

Knowledge does not come to us in details, but in flashes of light from heaven.

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Marjorie Rosen: Women's films [in...

Marjorie Rosen: Women's films [in...

Women's films [in the fiftiesl became howto's on catching and keeping a man. Veneer. Appearance. Sex Appeal. Hollywood...

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A J P Taylor: A master of...

A J P Taylor: A master of...

A master of improvised speech and improvised policies.

Source: English History...

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George Bancroft: By common consent...

George Bancroft: By common consent...

By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite...

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Theodore H White: When that book...

Theodore H White: When that book...

When that book came out, it was like Columbus telling about America at the court of Ferdinand and...

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Theodore H White: When the bus...

Theodore H White: When the bus...

When the bus or the plane rolled or flew through the night, they sang songs of their own composition about Mr Nixon...

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Carter G Woodson: The educational system...

Carter G Woodson: The educational system...

The educational system of a country is worthless unless it [revolutionizes the social order]. Men of scholarship, and...

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Mary Ritter Beard: [T]hose who sit...

Mary Ritter Beard: [T]hose who sit...

[T]hose who sit at the feast will continue to enjoy themselves even though the veil that separates them from the world...

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr: Many ideas grow...

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr: Many ideas grow...

Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than in the one where they sprung...

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Orison Swett Marden: Begin where you...

Orison Swett Marden: Begin where you...

Begin where you are; work where you are; the hour which you are now wasting, dreaming of some far off success may be...

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Van Wyck Brooks: It is not...

Van Wyck Brooks: It is not...

It is not that the French are not profound, but they all express themselves so well that we are led to take their...

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Patricia Meyer Spacks: Theories by women...

Patricia Meyer Spacks: Theories by women...

Theories by women about women have only recently begun to appear in print. Theories by men about women are...

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Natalie Clifford Barney: Time engraves our...

Natalie Clifford Barney: Time engraves our...

Time engraves our faces with all the tears we have not shed.

Source: Quoted in:...

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J B S Haldane: If you want...

J B S Haldane: If you want...

If you want to get the best out of a man, you must look for the best that is in him.

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J B S Haldane: If human beings...

J B S Haldane: If human beings...

If human beings could be propagated by cutting, like apple trees, aristocracy would be biologically...

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John Lubbock: Be cautious, but...

John Lubbock: Be cautious, but...

Be cautious, but not too cautious; do not be too much afraid of making a mistake; a man who never makes a mistake will...

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Naomi Weisstein: It's as if...

Naomi Weisstein: It's as if...

It's as if we women are in a totally rigged race. A lot of men are driving souped-up low slung racing cars, and we're...

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Desiderius Erasmus: The desire to...

Desiderius Erasmus: The desire to...

The desire to write grows with writing.

Source: In Wisdom of the Ages at Your...

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Thomas Fuller: All things are...

Thomas Fuller: All things are...

All things are difficult before they are easy.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Harry A Blackmun: We're all eccentrics....

Harry A Blackmun: We're all eccentrics....

We're all eccentrics. We're nine prima donnas.

Source: In Time, 6 Feb 1984.
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