"In nation after nation, democracy has taken the place of autocracy."

-- John Charles Polanyi

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“The first goal is for the clinician to find the patient, and the patient to find the clinician, as both are required for a real alliance.”
“The public will believe anything, so long as it is not founded on truth.”

Source : Edith Sitwell (2011). “Taken Care Of: An Autobiography”, p.3, A&C Black
“DJing for people is fun until someone comes up with a phone screen that has 'PLAY SOME RIHANNA' written on it. I prefer to play older songs because they're the ones I personally enjoy dancing and singing along to and modern dance music bores my brains out.”
“The biggest enemy to the partnership of dressage is impatience and the human nature to dominate other creatures.”

Source : Walter Zettl (1998). “Dressage in Harmony: From Basic to Grand Prix”, p.32, Trafalgar Square Books
“Part of the reason for moving to New York was the sense that it just didn't matter how much work I did in England, I continued to be seen simply as a Redgrave. I did feel I could be who I am in New York and we all like to feel appreciated.”

Source : "My family and other actors". Interview with Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. April 27, 2003.
“I don't have a bullet in my head, do I? So I'm fine.”
“The soul that is the abode of chastity acquires an energy which enables her to surmount with ease the obstacles that lie along the path of duty.”
“The feature of living matter that most demands explanation is that it is almost unimaginably complicated in directions that convey a powerful illusion of deliberate design.”

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