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Jonas Salk: Intuition will tell...

Jonas Salk: Intuition will tell...

Intuition will tell the thinking mind where to look next.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Kingsley Amis: He was of...

Kingsley Amis: He was of...

He was of the faith chiefly in the sense that the church he currently did not attend was...

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Paul Newman: Newman's first law:...

Paul Newman: Newman's first law:...

Newman's first law: It is useless to put on your brakes when you're upside down.

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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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Richard Whately: To know your...

Richard Whately: To know your...

To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.

Source: In The...

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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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Tennessee Williams: We're all of...

Tennessee Williams: We're all of...

We're all of us guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a work in progress.

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Elias Canetti: The great writers...

Elias Canetti: The great writers...

The great writers of aphorisms read as if they had all known each other well.

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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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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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Margaret Drabble: When nothing is...

Margaret Drabble: When nothing is...

When nothing is sure, everything is possible.

Source: The Middle Ground,...

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The luck of...

The luck of...

The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.

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