"You have the army of mediocrities followed by the multitude of fools. As the mediocrities and the fools always form the immense majority, it is impossible for them to elect an intelligent government."

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Source : Guy de Maupassant (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Guy de Maupassant (Illustrated)”, p.1129, Delphi Classics

Guy de Maupassant

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“There have been joys too great to be described in words, and there have been griefs upon which I have not dared to dwell, and with these in mind I say, climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are naught without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste, look well to each step, and from the beginning think what may be the end.”

Source : 1871 Scrambles Amongst the Alps.
“Your business will look totally different from your customer's viewpoint, so jump the counter and start to see things from their perspective.”
“I like bringing the girls on set, but if I can't do that then the next day I feel I have to be uber-mum to make up for it. Then I'm exhausted and feel like I'm running in fumes.”
“So how does Liz Phair feel about Lana Del Rey? Well, as a recording artist, I've been hated, I've been ridiculed, and conversely, hailed as the second coming. All that matters in the end is that I've been heard.”
“Music gives me a lot of peace, either classic music with its structure or the spontaneity of Miles Davis. It brings the best in you.”
“Distance is temporary, but our love is permanent. This may be the last time I see you, but if you keep me in your heart, together we shall be eternal; if you believe, we shall never part.”
“I think that his [Kurt Vonnegut's] appeal, though, will always be chiefly to adolescents. His sense of the world matches that of young people, who feel deeply life's absurdity.”

Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com
“I like physical comedy. And I like the old comedies.”

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