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“It is only through fiction and the dimension of the imaginary that we can learn something real about individual experience. Any other approach is bound to be general and abstract.”
Source : Nicola Chiaromonte (1985). “The paradox of history: Stendhal, Tolstoy, Pasternak, and others”, Univ of Pennsylvania Pr
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“The human race's favorite method for being in control of facts is to ignore them.”
Source : "The decline and fall of science". Book by Celia Elizabeth Green, 1976.
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“Unemployment is bigger than a political party. It is a national danger and a national scandal.”
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“Remember to play after every storm.”
Source : Mattie J.T. Stepanek, Jimmy Carter (2009). “Just Peace: A Message of Hope”, p.29, Andrews McMeel Publishing
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“I'll tell you what the public likes more than anything, it's the most rare commodity in the world - honesty.”
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“It is the saying of an ancient sage that humor was the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor.”
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“Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few.”
Source : George Jean Nathan, Charles Angoff (1998). “The World of George Jean Nathan: Essays, Reviews, & Commentary”, Hal Leonard Corporation
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“Be certain that you do not die without having done something wonderful for humanity.”
