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Henry James, Jr: I hate American...

Henry James, Jr: I hate American...

I hate American simplicity. I glory in the piling up of complications of every sort. If I could pronounce the name...

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Elizabeth Bowen: Some people are...

Elizabeth Bowen: Some people are...

Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.

Source:...

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William J Brennan, Jr: It is difficult...

William J Brennan, Jr: It is difficult...

It is difficult to understand precisely what the state hopes to achieve by promoting the creation and perpetuation of...

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Alexander Cockburn: There is never...

Alexander Cockburn: There is never...

There is never finality in the display terminal's screen, but an irresponsible whimsicality, as words, sentences, and...

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Clarence Darrow: The first half...

Clarence Darrow: The first half...

The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.

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Charles Hamilton Houston: Black power is...

Charles Hamilton Houston: Black power is...

Black power is organizing the rage of Black people and putting new hard questions and demands to white...

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Thomas E Dewey: You can't shoot...

Thomas E Dewey: You can't shoot...

You can't shoot an idea.

Source: Debate with Harold Stassen on whether to outlaw...

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Walter Benjamin: Boredom is the...

Walter Benjamin: Boredom is the...

Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him...

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Walter Benjamin: Work on good...

Walter Benjamin: Work on good...

Work on good prose has three steps: a musical stage when it is composed, an architectonic one when it is built, and a...

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Walter Benjamin: Genuine polemics approach...

Walter Benjamin: Genuine polemics approach...

Genuine polemics approach a book as lovingly as a cannibal spices a baby.

Source:...

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Walter Benjamin: All human knowledge...

Walter Benjamin: All human knowledge...

All human knowledge takes the form of interpretation.

Source: Letter, 9 Dec. 1923;...

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Walter Benjamin: Nothing is poorer...

Walter Benjamin: Nothing is poorer...

Nothing is poorer than a truth expressed as it was thought. Committed to writing in such cases, it is not even a bad...

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Annie Dillard: The life of...

Annie Dillard: The life of...

The life of sensation is the life of greed; it requires more and more. The life of the spirit requires less and less;...

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Jerome K Jerome: Idleness, like kisses,...

Jerome K Jerome: Idleness, like kisses,...

Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen.

Source: Idle Thoughts of an Idle...

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Jerome K Jerome: I can see...

Jerome K Jerome: I can see...

I can see the humorous side of things and enjoy the fun when it comes; but look where I will, there seems to me always...

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Alvin Toffler: Knowledge is the...

Alvin Toffler: Knowledge is the...

Knowledge is the most democratic source of power.

Source: Powershift: Knowledge,...

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Booker T Washington: Mere connection with...

Booker T Washington: Mere connection with...

Mere connection with what is known as a superior race will not permanently carry an individual forward unless the...

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Booker T Washington: The world cares...

Booker T Washington: The world cares...

The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that...

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Kelly Miller: Exaggerated self-importance is...

Kelly Miller: Exaggerated self-importance is...

Exaggerated self-importance is deemed an individual fault, but a racial virtue.

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William Pickens: An insignificant right...

William Pickens: An insignificant right...

An insignificant right becomes important when it is assailed.

Source: The Ultimate...

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