"Who would dare assign to art the sterile function of imitating nature?"

-- Charles Baudelaire

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“The art of war is at once comprehensive and complicated; ... it demands much previous study; and ... the possession of it, in its most improved and perfect state, is always a great moment to the security of a nation. This, therefore, ought to be a serious care of every government; and for this purpose, an academy, where a regular course of instruction is given, is an obvious expedient, which different nations have successfully employed.”
“My great hope would be that Quebec would realize itself fully as a distinct part of Canada, and stay Canadian, bringing to Canada a part of its richness.”
“Few can believe that suffering, especially by others, is in vain. Anything that is disagreeable must surely have beneficial economic effects.”
“When I'm at the greatest odds with my body, it's usually because I feel my body's betraying me, whether that's been in the past, struggling with my weight and feeling that I couldn't eat what I wanted to eat, or that I couldn't get my body to do what I wanted it to do.”
“Nothing matters but the facts. Without them, the science of criminal investigation is nothing more than a guessing game.”

Source : "Fictional character: Clouseau". "A Shot in the Dark", www.imdb.com. 1964.
“I have found that the key to being happy â€” well, one of the keys, anyway â€” is to be easily amused,”
“Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.”
“Anxiety leads to a narrowing of the field of attention, the so-called tunnel vision, and when people are anxious, they are unable to attend to the total situation as is necessary to enable them to act rationally, but impulsively do the first thing that comes into their heads which is usually determined by what others are doing at the same time.”

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