"Great revolutions are the work rather of principles than of bayonets, and are achieved first in the moral, and afterwards in the material sphere."

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Source : Giuseppe Mazzini (1872). “Joseph Mazzini His Life, Writings, and Political Principles”, p.27

Giuseppe Mazzini

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“What I love about kids is there innate ability to love unconditionally - we can all learn from this”
“Because here's the thing about a book: when you pick up a story, you put down your own.”

Source : Holly Smale (2015). “All That Glitters (Geek Girl, Book 4)”, p.20, HarperCollins UK
“Although much remains obscure, and will long remain obscure, ... I am convinced that Natural Selection has been the main but not exclusive means of modification.”
“Affectation discovers sooner what one is than it makes known what one would fain appear to be.”

Source : François duc de La Rochefoucauld, Stanisław I Leszczyński (King of Poland) (1851). “Moral Reflections, Sentences and Maxims of Francis, Duc de la Rochefoucauld”, p.169
“Always welcome your customer's scorn. This rule says read the complaint letters. Categorize them. Decide how you are going to wipe them out.”
“To turn really interesting ideas and fledgling technologies into a company that can continue to innovate for years, it requires a lot of disciplines.”
“You can't just live in a comfortable little suburban neighborhood and get your education from movies and television and have any perspective on life.”
“As African economies boom and businesses are created, one of the big questions this growth raises is that of third-level education: how can Africa develop a knowledge infrastructure to rival that of the west, a sort of Harvard University in Africa?”

Source : "An African Ivy League" by Richard Attias, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 2, 2013.

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