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A Bartlett Giamatti: On a good...

A Bartlett Giamatti: On a good...

On a good day, I view the job [of president] as directing an orchestra. On the dark days, it is more like that of a...

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Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: The voice of...

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: The voice of...

The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to...

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Arthur Koestler: The more original...

Arthur Koestler: The more original...

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

Source: In The...

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Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan: In dream consciousness...

Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan: In dream consciousness...

In dream consciousness . . . we make things happen by wishing them, because we are not only the observer of what we...

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Wendell Phillips: What gunpowder did...

Wendell Phillips: What gunpowder did...

What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind.

Source: In The...

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer: One act of...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: One act of...

One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.

Source: In Draper's Book...

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Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan: It is not...

Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan: It is not...

It is not good enough for things to be planned - they still have to be done; for the intention to become a reality,...

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Napoleon Bonaparte: Nothing is more...

Napoleon Bonaparte: Nothing is more...

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

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Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: Politeness is the...

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: Politeness is the...

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Ludovico Ariosto: From heresy, frenzy,...

Ludovico Ariosto: From heresy, frenzy,...

From heresy, frenzy, and jealousy, good Lord deliver me.

Source: In 12,000...

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Isaac Asimov: I'm not a...

Isaac Asimov: I'm not a...

I'm not a speed reader. I'm a speed understander.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Philipus Aureolus Paracelsus: Once a disease...

Philipus Aureolus Paracelsus: Once a disease...

Once a disease has entered the body, all parts which are healthy must fight it: not one alone, but all. Because a...

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Carl Linnaeus: It is the...

Carl Linnaeus: It is the...

It is the genus that gives the characters, and not the characters that make the genus.

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If you can't...

If you can't...

If you can't say something good about someone, sit right here by me.

Source: Motto...

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: I can do...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: I can do...

I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my...

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Austin O'Malley: A hole is...

Austin O'Malley: A hole is...

A hole is nothing at all, but you can break your neck in it.

Source: In The Wit and...

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Peter De Vries: The difficulty with...

Peter De Vries: The difficulty with...

The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality and must live with a...

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Guillaume Apollinaire: Come to the...

Guillaume Apollinaire: Come to the...

Come to the edge, He said. They said, We are afraid. Come to the edge, He said. They came. He pushed them... and they...

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J Robert Oppenheimer: Any man whose...

J Robert Oppenheimer: Any man whose...

Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.

Source: speaking of...

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Titus Maccius Plautus: The greatest talents...

Titus Maccius Plautus: The greatest talents...

The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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