"History shows how feeble are barriers of paper."

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Source : John Lothrop Motley (1858). “The rise of the Dutch Republic: a history in three volumes”, p.241

John Lothrop Motley

#Paper Quotes #Shows Quotes #Barriers Quotes

“I am more lost in wonder than ever.”
“The piano is able to communicate the subtlest universal truths by means of wood, metal and vibrating air.”
“I've always had that going on: "I can't," and then I do, so the voice says, "Well, that was an exception!" It's a tug-of-war between two voices: the one who knows she can and the one who's scared she can't.”
“Surprise, unpredictability: these are the main materials of creativity.”
“It's incorrect to assume you can be a fashion editor because you blog, if you don't have experience to look at fashion in a professional way.”
“The Beatles production is often so 'perfect' that it sounds computerized. 'Sgt. Pepper' really does sound like it took four months to make.”
“In Detroit, Ned [Harkness] kept talking about a new concept, and when I'd ask him what he meant he never gave me the right answer. Now, take Bobby Hull. Give him a puck, a stick and a pair of skates and put him on your team. Do you need a new concept?”
“Man is by nature a political animal.”

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