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Harold Macmillan: I have never...

Harold Macmillan: I have never...

I have never found, in a long experience of politics, that criticism is ever inhibited by...

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Dwight D Eisenhower: History does not...

Dwight D Eisenhower: History does not...

History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.

Source:...

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Bob Geldof: Most people get...

Bob Geldof: Most people get...

Most people get into bands for three very simple rock and roll reasons: to get laid, to get fame, and to get...

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Robert Frost: We dance round...

Robert Frost: We dance round...

We dance round in a ring and suppose, but the secret sits in the middle and knows.

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Any subject is...

Any subject is...

Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must sing it out.

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A great poet...

A great poet...

A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.

Source: Letter to Bettina von...

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Off with you!...

Off with you!...

Off with you! You're a happy fellow, for you'll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better...

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Musicians . ....

Musicians . ....

Musicians . . . own music because music owns them.

Source: Commencement address at...

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I prefer neurotic...

I prefer neurotic...

I prefer neurotic people. I like to hear rumblings beneath the surface.

Source: In...

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I was obliged...

I was obliged...

I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed . . . equally...

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It is better...

It is better...

It is better to make a piece of music than to perform one, better to perform one than to listen to one, better to...

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I can't understand...

I can't understand...

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

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We are involved...

We are involved...

We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our daily...

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There is poetry...

There is poetry...

There is poetry as soon as we realize that we possess nothing.

Source: In The...

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Composers should write...

Composers should write...

Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.

Source:...

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To do exactly...

To do exactly...

To do exactly as your neighbors do is the only sensible rule.

Source: Etiquette,...

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Manners are a...

Manners are a...

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no...

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Am I afraid...

Am I afraid...

Am I afraid of high notes? Of course I am afraid? What sane man is not?

Source: In...

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What is a...

What is a...

What is a sophisticate? He is a man who thinks he can swim better than he can and sometimes he...

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Stanislaw Lec: Every scarecrow has...

Stanislaw Lec: Every scarecrow has...

Every scarecrow has a secret ambition to terrorize.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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