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“A person whodoes not regard music as a marvelous creation of God, must be a clodhopper indeed and does not deserve to be called a human being; he should be permitted to hear nothing but the braying of ***** and the grunting of hogs.”
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“The determination and conviction to succeed can only come from within.”
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“Eloquence may set fire to reason.”
Source : "Gitlow v. People of New York, 268 U.S. 652". Judicial opinion, 1925.
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“Depressed people cannot lead a revolution because depressed people can barely manage to get out of bed and put on their shoes and socks.”
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“Now I know I am an intellectual. I saw Malcolm Muggeridge on the television last night, and I understood nearly every word. It all adds up. A bad home, poor diet, not liking punk. I think I will join the library and see what happens.”
Source : Sue Townsend (1991). “Adrian Mole, from Minor to Major: The Mole Diaries : the First Ten Years”
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“A seed of hope caught a taste of moisture. Some wishful kernel buried deep, where he was loathe to acknowledge it lest it poison or choke him, began to sprout.”
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“I didn't play a great deal of sport in primary school. It was not until I went away to boarding school in Sussex that I really got into sport.”
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“In Washington, success is just a training course for failure.”
Source : Simon Hoggart (1990). “America: A User's Guide”, HarperCollins