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Molefi Kete Asante: A wise person...

Molefi Kete Asante: A wise person...

A wise person speaks carefully and with truth, for every word that passes between one's teeth is meant for...

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr: We must begin...

Henry Louis Gates, Jr: We must begin...

We must begin to understand the nature of intertextuality . . . the manner by which texts poems and novels respond...

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William Stanley Braithwaite: Art alone has...

William Stanley Braithwaite: Art alone has...

Art alone has kept her covenant with democracy.

Source: The Crisis, 1915.
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Dwight Whitney Morrow: I know I...

Dwight Whitney Morrow: I know I...

I know I have it, but what I want to know is where in the world am I going!

Source:...

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Edward Heath: We may be...

Edward Heath: We may be...

We may be a small island, but we are not a small people.

Source: The Observer,...

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Aneurin Bevan: Stand not too...

Aneurin Bevan: Stand not too...

Stand not too near the rich man lest he destroy thee -- and not too far away lest he forget...

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Michael Foot: Men of power...

Michael Foot: Men of power...

Men of power have no time to read; yet the men who do not read are unfit for power.

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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus: Whatever is in...

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus: Whatever is in...

Whatever is in any way beautiful has its source of beauty in itself, and is complete in itself; praise forms no part...

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Daniel Moynihan: If the newspapers...

Daniel Moynihan: If the newspapers...

If the newspapers of a country are filled with good news, the jails of that country will be filled with good...

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: When you come...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: When you come...

When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

Source: In The...

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Joseph Heller: He was a...

Joseph Heller: He was a...

He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody.

Source: Catch-22,...

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Thomas Mann: A great truth...

Thomas Mann: A great truth...

A great truth is a truth whose opposite is also a truth.

Source: Essay on...

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Nadine Gordimer: Censorship is never...

Nadine Gordimer: Censorship is never...

Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the...

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Shirley Jackson: It has long...

Shirley Jackson: It has long...

It has long been my belief that in times of great stress, such as a 4-day vacation, the thin veneer of family wears...

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Ken Kesey: People think love...

Ken Kesey: People think love...

People think love is an emotion. Love is good sense.

Source: In Webster's...

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Lois McMaster Bujold: You don't pay...

Lois McMaster Bujold: You don't pay...

You don't pay back your parents. You can't. The debt you owe them gets collected by your children, who hand it down in...

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Evelyn Waugh: We schoolmasters must...

Evelyn Waugh: We schoolmasters must...

We schoolmasters must temper discretion with deceit.

Source: Dr. Fagan, in Decline...

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George Orwell: For a creative...

George Orwell: For a creative...

For a creative writer possession of the truth is less important than emotional sincerity.

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Mary McCarthy: The happy ending...

Mary McCarthy: The happy ending...

The happy ending is our national belief.

Source: On the Contrary, pt. 1, America...

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Arthur Koestler: The progress of...

Arthur Koestler: The progress of...

The progress of science is strewn, like an ancient desert trail, with the bleached skeleton of discarded theories...

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