"Nothing leads more directly to the breach of charity, and to the injury and molestation of our fellow-creatures, than the indulgence of an ill temper."

-- Hugh Blair

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“The primary task of a useful teacher is to teach his students to recognize 'inconvenient' facts - I mean facts that are inconvenient for their party opinions.”

Source : Max Weber (2009). “From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology”, p.147, Routledge
“A lot of people, black, white, mexican, young or old, fat or skinny have a problem being true to they self. They have a problem looking in the mirror and looking directly into their own souls. Only reason I am who I am today is because I can look directly into my face and find my soul”
“I really enjoy playing music. I feel like it's something to try to give to people.”

Source : "Missed Opportunities". Pitchfork Interview, pitchfork.com.
“This is what I have heard at last the wind in December lashing the old trees with rain unseen rain racing along the tiles under the moon wind rising and falling wind with many clouds trees in the night wind.”
“It's a great historical joke that when the Spanish met the Aztecs, it was a blind date made in serve-you-right heaven. At the time, they were the two most unpleasant cultures in the entire world, and richly deserved each other. Still, the story of how stout Cortes blustered, bullied and bludgeoned his way to collapsing an entire empire with a handful of contagious hoodlums is astonishing.”
“So, like I said, I will visit Jeffersonville more often because I now have a little getaway house up there.”
“New York is like the weirdest city in the United States, in a great way, and Los Angeles is probably more similar to most of America.”

Source : "Ellie Kemper Writes For McSweeney's, Was A High School Student of Jon Hamm's, and Single-Handedly Saved Us From A Too-Serious Season of The Office". Interview with Daniel Riley, www.gq.com. May 20, 2010.
“Never defend yourself; agree with your critics, it takes the wind out of their sails.”

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