"It is by character and not by intellect the world is won."

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Source : "The Friends of Voltaire". Book by Evelyn Beatrice Hall, 1906.

Evelyn Beatrice Hall

#Character Quotes #World Quotes #Intellect Quotes

“The good thing about flying solo is it's never boring.”
“Those who declared librarians obsolete when the Internet rage first appeared are now red-faced. We need them more than ever. The Internet is full of 'stuff' but its value and readability is often questionable. 'Stuff' doesn't give you a competitive edge, high-quality related information does.”
“A lecture is much more of a dialogue than many of you probably realize.”
“What you look like has nothing to do with what you think about yourself.”
“You can't get an actor to do something that is beyond his range, so you have to be aware of the range of the actor and, if necessary, alter the part to suit the actor.”
“The only way to get what you're worth is to stand out, to exert emotional labor, to be seen as indispensable, and to produce interactions that organizations and people care deeply about.”
“We live in a world that is subjectively open. And we are designed by evolution to be "informavores", epistemically hungry seekers of information, in an endless quest to improve our purchase on the world, the better to make decisions about our subjectively open future.”
“I think I might write a book. I like writing. People have asked me if I would get into politics, but I think I feel a lot more effective being a representative of truth through the arts.”

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