"Self-conceit is the enemy of progress."

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Source : "The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers". Book by Diogenes Laërtius, Book IV, 50,

Bion of Borysthenes

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“My generation never experienced (fortunately) that type of collective tragedy, where everybody goes totally crazy and turns the world into a gigantic nightmare.”
“Irresolute men are sometimes very persistent in their undertakings, because if they give up their designs they would have to make a second resolution.”
“Stop thinking about life and choose to live it”
“You can talk about teamwork on a baseball team, but I'll tell you, it takes teamwork when you have 2,900 men stationed on the U.S.S. Alabama in the South Pacific.”

Source : "Once Upon a Game: Baseball's Greatest Memories". Book by Bob Feller, www.nytimes.com. 2007.
“Christianity is completely and radically anti-democratic; it is committed to spiritual aristocracy,”

Source : "Anti-Defamation League book -The Religious Right: The Assault on Tolerance and Pluralism In America". Book by David Cantor and Alan M. Schwartz, 1995.
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”
“There seems to be one quality of mind which seems to be of special and extreme advantage in leading him to make discoveries. It was the power of never letting exceptions go unnoticed.”
“When you cook it should be an act of love. To put a frozen bag in the microwave for your child is an act of hate.”

Source : "Celebrity Chef Dishes Microwave Mothers". www.telegraph.co.uk. October 02, 2001.

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