"All societies are historical."

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Raymond Queneau

#Historical Quotes

“Retirement can and will be a glorious time in your life. You'll love the freedom and ability to try new things. It's a new phase of life; a chance to be a beginner again.”
“Our duty, as men and women, is to proceed as if limits to our ability did not exist. We are collaborators in creation.”
“The proper study of Mankind is Everything.”
“Whether she won or lost, she would continue to wrestle with life. It would not be with her own life alone but with all of life. Something had finally been released within her. And there it was, the sea.”

Source : Clarice Lispector (1986). “An Apprenticeship, Or, The Book of Delights”, Austin : University of Texas Press
“All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.”
“It's a lot of fun to play someone you don't normally think of yourself as.”
“Good wages are pro business, since they reduce turnover, increase morale, produce better-skilled employees, and improve productivity.”
“Kiddies, Graphic Design, if you wield it effectively, is Power. Power to transmit ideas that change everything. Power that can destroy an entire race or save a nation from despair. In this century, Germany chose to do the former with the swastika, and America opted for the latter with Mickey Mouse and Superman.”

Source : Chip Kidd (2002). “The Cheese Monkeys: A Novel in Two Semesters”, p.177, Simon and Schuster

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