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Theodore H White: When a reporter...

Theodore H White: When a reporter...

When a reporter sits down at the typewriter, he's nobody's friend.

Source: In...

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Henry Brooks Adams: Practical politics consists...

Henry Brooks Adams: Practical politics consists...

Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.

Source: The Education of Henry...

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Robertson Davies: There are times...

Robertson Davies: There are times...

There are times when I think that the reading that I have done in the past has had no effect except to cloud my mind...

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Richard Hughes: The trouble with...

Richard Hughes: The trouble with...

The trouble with success is that a man may be perfectly sound on the short story but not very good about the atomic...

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Dr Seuss: You can get...

Dr Seuss: You can get...

You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a...

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Arthur Conan Doyle: The temptation to...

Arthur Conan Doyle: The temptation to...

The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our...

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William J Brennan, Jr: The law is...

William J Brennan, Jr: The law is...

The law is not an end in itself, nor does it provide ends. It is preeminently a means to serve what we think is...

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Antonin Scalia: [In a big...

Antonin Scalia: [In a big...

[In a big family] the first child is kind of like the first pancake. If it's not perfect, that's okay, there are a lot...

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Clarence Darrow: As long as...

Clarence Darrow: As long as...

As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, those wrongs would...

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Ralph Nader: Our founders did...

Ralph Nader: Our founders did...

Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.

Source: On...

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William Jennings Bryan: You shall not...

William Jennings Bryan: You shall not...

You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of...

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Charles Montesquieu: Success generally depends...

Charles Montesquieu: Success generally depends...

Success generally depends upon knowing how long it takes to succeed.

Source: In...

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Thomas E Dewey: When you're leading,...

Thomas E Dewey: When you're leading,...

When you're leading, don't talk.

Source: Remark during the 1948 presidential...

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Elizabeth Gould Davis: The most wasteful...

Elizabeth Gould Davis: The most wasteful...

The most wasteful brain drain in America today is the drain in the kitchen sink.

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Alfred Victor Vigny: Greatness is the...

Alfred Victor Vigny: Greatness is the...

Greatness is the dream of youth realized in old age.

Source: In The New Webster's...

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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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Louis Agassiz: Every scientific truth...

Louis Agassiz: Every scientific truth...

Every scientific truth goes through three states: first, people say it conflicts with the Bible; next, they say it has...

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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: Nothing contributes so...

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: Nothing contributes so...

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose -- a point on which the soul may fix its...

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Charles Buxton: Success soon palls....

Charles Buxton: Success soon palls....

Success soon palls. The joyous time is when the breeze first strikes your sails, and the waters rustle under your...

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Natalie Clifford Barney: If we keep...

Natalie Clifford Barney: If we keep...

If we keep an open mind, too much is likely to fall into it.

Source: In Samples...

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