"Washington was a typical American. Napoleon was a typical Frenchman, but Lincoln was a humanitarian as broad as the world. He was bigger than his country - bigger than all the Presidents together. We are still too near to his greatness,' (Leo) Tolstoy (in 1908) concluded, 'but after a few centuries more our posterity will find him considerably bigger than we do. His genius is still too strong and powerful for the common understanding, just as the sun is too hot when its light beams directly on us.' (748)"

-- Doris Kearns Goodwin

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“I have a fairly strict definition of early infantile autism. That is not to say that people who don't meet that classic description don't have autism, but we might do well to narrow our definitions, and our samples, down to groups that are very similar, because I think you're more likely to find the cause.”

Source : "Conversations on Creativity with Darold Treffert, Part II: D". Interview with Scott Barry Kaufman, www.psychologytoday.com. April 13, 2011.
“I want people to know they donâ€™t have to live their lives in a permanent â€˜Donâ€™t Ask, Donâ€™t Tellâ€™ existence. Truth is a powerful tool.”
“Science is a collection of stories, linking characters worthy of notice.”
“I love museums. But I don't want to live in one.”
“Unless it hurts, unless thereâ€™s some vulnerability there, I donâ€™t think youâ€™re going to get good photographs.”
“Everything passes, nothing remains. Understand this, loosen your grip and fine serenity...”
“Hold fast to life and youth.”
“I think that you should just create if you have the urge to create. There's a lot of other careers you can pursue to seek attention. If people want validation, there are other ways to get that.”

Source : Source: www.indiewire.com

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