"Qualities absolutely necessary for a historian: (1) Imagination. (2) Prejudice. (3) The power of writing your own biography at the same time."

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Source : Mary Elizabeth Coleridge (1954). “Collected Poems”

Mary Elizabeth Coleridge

#Writing Quotes #Imagination Quotes #Quality Quotes

“People who have put money aside on the basis of a certain set of rules shouldn't have that money raided just because government has got a problem.”
“Wherever you go, there are three icons that everyone knows: Jesus Christ, Pele and Coca-Cola.”
“It will soon be difficult to put up a shelf without a degree in shelf putting up.”
“I feel like I am very drawn to the short form stuff because it's just fun to be making something, and then, a week later, it's out. I will always be drawn to that kind of thing.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Those who sentimentally indulge humanity do it no favours.”
“Women leave their marriages when they can't take any more. Men leave when they find someone new.”

Source : J. Courtney Sullivan (2009). “Commencement”, p.262, Vintage
“Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing.”
“Daymark asks the right question. So we get it right the first time. We didn't want to overbuy or underbuy. They understood our business and our data. Daymark knew exactly which models we should order - not too much, not too little.”

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