"The absent are always in the wrong"

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Source : "L'Obstacle Imprévu" by Philippe Néricault Destouches, translated by Nérine, Act I., Scene VI, 1717.

Philippe Nericault Destouches

“Our political divides have become our personal divides.”

Source : Source: www.slate.com
“Even a fool can deceive a man - if he be a bigger fool than himself.”
“If you shut your eyes and are a lucky one, you may see at times a shapeless pool of lovely pale colours suspended in the darkness; then if you squeeze your eyes tighter, the pool begins to take shape, and the colours become so vivid that with another squeeze they must go on fire.”
“Strategy is about out-thinking your competition. Mark Zuckerberg, while at Harvard, built a website called Facemash â€˜for funâ€™. Even today, Facebook believe that â€˜done is better than perfectâ€™.”
“Creation is all space, all time - all things past, present, and future.”
“I wasn't being critical of myself in the way I can normally be, and I was letting myself follow through with stuff. It was like a prolonged spontaneity.”
“What I expect of a movie reviewer is that he should love cinema as much as I do.”
“When you're entrusted with a tradition, you've got to protect it.”

Source : "George Steinbrenner: What I've Learned" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. July 13, 2010.

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