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William Proxmire: The poor taxpayer...

William Proxmire: The poor taxpayer...

The poor taxpayer may wipe his shoes on a $3 doormat when he goes home, but not the Navy. It is, damn the cost, full...

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Victor Kiam: Entrepreneurs are risk...

Victor Kiam: Entrepreneurs are risk...

Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputations on the line in support of an...

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What gives the...

What gives the...

What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.

Source: In London Magazine, 1...

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Jean Giraudoux: The secret of...

Jean Giraudoux: The secret of...

The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you've got it made.

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Fannie Lou Hamer: But you see...

Fannie Lou Hamer: But you see...

But you see now baby, whether you have a ph.d., d.d. or no d, we're in this bag together. And whether you are from...

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To live is...

To live is...

To live is like to love -- all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it.

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Taylor Caldwell: He that hath...

Taylor Caldwell: He that hath...

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down and without...

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William Proxmire: Power always has...

William Proxmire: Power always has...

Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is...

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William Howard Taft: Well, I have...

William Howard Taft: Well, I have...

Well, I have one consolation, No candidate was ever elected ex-president by such a large...

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Theodore H White: A liberal is...

Theodore H White: A liberal is...

A liberal is a person who believes that water can be made to run uphill. A conservative is someone who believes...

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August Wilson: I found out...

August Wilson: I found out...

I found out life's hard but it ain't impossible.

Source: West, in Two Trains...

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Arthur Hugh Clough: Thou shalt not...

Arthur Hugh Clough: Thou shalt not...

Thou shalt not covet; but tradition
Approves all forms of competition.


Source:...

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William Proxmire: The biggest danger...

William Proxmire: The biggest danger...

The biggest danger for a politician is to shake hands with a man who is physically stronger, has been drinking and is...

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George Bernard Shaw: You see things;...

George Bernard Shaw: You see things;...

You see things; and say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were and say 'Why not?'

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Mao Tse-Tung: Revolution is not...

Mao Tse-Tung: Revolution is not...

Revolution is not a dinner party, not an essay, nor a painting, nor a piece of embroidery; it cannot be advanced...

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Robert Stone: I start early...

Robert Stone: I start early...

I start early in the morning. I'm usually out in the woods with the dog as soon as it gets light; then I drink a whole...

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Anticipating that most...

Anticipating that most...

Anticipating that most poetry will be worse than carrying heavy luggage through O'Hare Airport, the public, to its...

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Thornton Wilder: The planting of...

Thornton Wilder: The planting of...

The planting of trees is the least self-centered of all that we can do. It is a purer act of faith than the...

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Catherine the Great: For to tempt...

Catherine the Great: For to tempt...

For to tempt and to be tempted are things very nearly allied . . . whenever feeling has anything to do in the matter,...

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Gertrude Stein: I write for...

Gertrude Stein: I write for...

I write for myself and strangers. The strangers, dear readers, are an after-thought.

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