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Jean Jacques Rousseau: A man who...

Jean Jacques Rousseau: A man who...

A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity.

Source: In...

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Alain Locke: . . ....

Alain Locke: . . ....

. . . not by way of the forced and worn formula of Romaticism, but throught the closeness of an imagination that has...

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Jose Ortega y Gasset: The metaphor is...

Jose Ortega y Gasset: The metaphor is...

The metaphor is probably the most fertile power possessed by man.

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Sun Tzu [Wu]: Simulated disorder postulates...

Sun Tzu [Wu]: Simulated disorder postulates...

Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline; simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates...

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Hannah Arendt: Poets. . ....

Hannah Arendt: Poets. . ....

Poets. . . are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles...

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Jacques Barzun: The test and...

Jacques Barzun: The test and...

The test and the use of man's education is that he finds pleasure in the exercise of his...

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Stephen Leacock: What we call...

Stephen Leacock: What we call...

What we call creative work ought not to be called work at all, because it isn't. . . . I imagine that Thomas Edison...

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Christopher Lasch: A society that...

Christopher Lasch: A society that...

A society that has made nostalgia a marketable commodity on the cultural exchange quickly repudiates the suggestion...

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Kingman Brewster, Jr: The function of...

Kingman Brewster, Jr: The function of...

The function of a briefing paper is to prevent the ambassador from saying something dreadfully indiscreet. I sometimes...

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Martha Carey Thomas: One thing I...

Martha Carey Thomas: One thing I...

One thing I am determined on is that by the time I die my brain shall weigh as much as a man's if study and learning...

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My entire soul...

My entire soul...

My entire soul is a cry, and all my work is a commentary on that cry.

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It takes as...

It takes as...

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.

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To accomplish great...

To accomplish great...

To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan... believe......

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The greatest things...

The greatest things...

The greatest things are accomplished by individual people, not by committees or companies.

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When producers want...

When producers want...

When producers want to know what the public wants, they graph it as curves. When they want to tell the public what to...

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The best careers...

The best careers...

The best careers advice to give to the young is 'Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for...

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In this era...

In this era...

In this era of world leadership, the metal detector is the altar and the minicam may be...

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If but a...

If but a...

If but a few live coals are found in a mountain of ashes, no one should be disappointed. Genius is a rare quality in...

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Every person who...

Every person who...

Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be...

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Wit lives in...

Wit lives in...

Wit lives in the present, but genius survives the future.

Source: In And I Quote,...

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