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Francois Rabelais: Give the enemy...

Francois Rabelais: Give the enemy...

Give the enemy not only a road for flight, but also a means of defending it.

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E L Doctorow: Writing is an...

E L Doctorow: Writing is an...

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Source: In...

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Lee Iacocca: People want economy...

Lee Iacocca: People want economy...

People want economy and they will pay any price to get it.

Source: In NY Times, 13...

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Thomas J Watson, Sr: Wisdom is the...

Thomas J Watson, Sr: Wisdom is the...

Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.

Source: In...

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Bo Bennett: There is a...

Bo Bennett: There is a...

There is a misleading, unwritten rule that states if a quote giving advice comes from someone famous, very old, or...

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Harold S Geneen: It is an...

Harold S Geneen: It is an...

It is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises but only...

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Zig Ziglar: For every sale...

Zig Ziglar: For every sale...

For every sale you miss you're too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because you're not enthusiastic...

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Alexis Carrel: Science has to...

Alexis Carrel: Science has to...

Science has to be understood in its broadest sense, as a method for comprehending all observable reality, and not...

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Bernard Berenson: Miracles happen to...

Bernard Berenson: Miracles happen to...

Miracles happen to those who believe in them.

Source: In New York Times Book...

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Bernard Berenson: I would I...

Bernard Berenson: I would I...

I would I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted...

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Auguste Renoir: In painting, as...

Auguste Renoir: In painting, as...

In painting, as in the other arts, there's not a single process, no matter how insignificant, which can be reasonably...

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Auguste Renoir: It is after...

Auguste Renoir: It is after...

It is after you have lost your teeth that you can afford to buy steaks.

Source: In...

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Vincent Van Gogh: I am not...

Vincent Van Gogh: I am not...

I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate.

Source: Letter, summer 1886...

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Saul Steinberg: The artist is...

Saul Steinberg: The artist is...

The artist is an educator of artists of the future . . . who are able to understand and in the process of...

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Frank Tyger: Swallow your pride...

Frank Tyger: Swallow your pride...

Swallow your pride occasionally, it's not fattening.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Edith Head: Your dresses should...

Edith Head: Your dresses should...

Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a...

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Gilbert Adair: The only tastes...

Gilbert Adair: The only tastes...

The only tastes worth having are acquired tastes.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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G C Lichtenberg: Now that education...

G C Lichtenberg: Now that education...

Now that education is so easy, men are drilled for greatness, just as dogs are trained to retrieve. In this way we've...

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Gifford Pinchot: Conservation is the...

Gifford Pinchot: Conservation is the...

Conservation is the application of common sense to the common problems for the common...

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Arthur C Clarke: I don't pretend...

Arthur C Clarke: I don't pretend...

I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking...

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