“The ordinary American – as far as I can tell – knows so much less than he did fifty years ago and has such poor work habits compared with fifty years ago that the average multiplicand of knowledge/capabilities is a much smaller number than it was in 1961.”
— Ben Stein
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Category: knowledge
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“It makes me so desperately sad to witness just how unforgivably wretched our world has become.”
— Ralph Steadman
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Category: sad
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“The Cape Town is considerably increased within the last eight years. Its respectability with regard to strength has kept pace with its other enlargements and rendered it very secure against any attempt which is not made with considerable force.”
— William Bligh
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Category: strength
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“Man is unique not because he does science, and his is unique not because he does art, but because science and art equally are expressions of his marvelous plasticity of mind.”
— Jacob Bronowski
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Category: science
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“The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.”
— Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Category: life
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“I think that if Republicans are given the reins of leadership in the House or Senate or both, we will have to govern in a way – at least put forward solutions whether or not the president goes along with them or not, that deal with these long-term challenges.”
— John Thune
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Category: leadership
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“Movies are movies, television is television.”
— Dirk Benedict
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“My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage.”
— Clay Aiken
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Category: power
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“Thus, it was to seek true civilization and true justice for all the peoples of the world, and to view this as the destruction of personal freedom and respect is to be assailed by the hatred and emotion of war, and to make hasty judgments.”
— Hideki Tojo
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Category: respect
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“My mother taught me to treat a lady respectfully.”
— Chris Brown
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“My life had become a catastrophe. I had no idea how to turn it around. My band had broken up. I had almost lost my family. My whole life had devolved into a disaster. I believe that the police officer who stopped me at three a.m. that morning saved my life.”
— Trey Anastasio
Author: Trey Anastasio
Category: morning
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