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“A modern philosopher who has never once suspected himself of being a charlatan must be such a shallow mind that his work is probably not worth reading.”
Source : "Metaphysical Horror". Book by Leszek Kołakowski, 1988.
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“If your opponent is short (on time), play just as you played earlier in the game. If you are short keep calm, I repeat, don't get flustered. Keep up the same neat writing of the moves, the same methodical examination of variations, but at a quicker rate.”
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“Fasal liked to fight; Jiaan was good at planning. Together, Jiaan thought sourly, they almost made a whole officer. And if you added Jiaan's eighteen years to Fasal's seventeen, you had someone old enough to command an army as well.”
Source : Hilari Bell (2008). “Forging the Sword”, p.25, Simon and Schuster
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“Consistency is a virtue for trains.”
Source : Stephen Vizinczey (1988). “Truth and Lies in Literature: Essays and Reviews”, p.83, University of Chicago Press
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“Thou shalt have one God only: who Would be at the expense of two?”
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“I feel that I've had a happy life, not a very useful life, but a happy one.”
Source : Obituary in The Independent, July 11, 2003.
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“Being a man of the theater and a hedonist, I find the idea of building coffins very romantic.”
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“I worked in fashion for ten years, and like anyone in the fashion industry, even if you leave, you never leave fashion behind.”
Source : Source: www.elle.com
