"Thinking means concentrating on one thing long enough to develop an idea about it. Not learning other people's ideas, or memorizing a body of information, however much those may sometimes be useful. Developing your own ideas. In short, thinking for yourself."

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Source : "Solitude and Leadership" by William Deresiewicz, theamericanscholar.org. March 1, 2010.

William Deresiewicz

#Mean Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“Thereâ€™s nothing more dangerous to the kingdom of darkness than a believer with the Word of God in their mouth.”
“When I want a peerage, I shall buy one like an honest man.”
“The reason America is a special nation is because it was founded by people who were first on their knees before they were on their feet. We are a nation rooted in our faith.”

Source : Mike Huckabee's speech before the 2008 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington D.C., February 7, 2008.
“I'm my own artist, and I see artists as movies. No one should try to change them for anything. If you don't like it, you just don't follow it. And if you don't like a movie you don't watch it. Watch another movie.”
“It's an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.”
“Magazines that depend on photography, and design, and long reads, and quality stuff, are going to do just fine despite the Internet and cable news.”

Source : "Jann Wenner: Magazines' Rush To Ipad Is 'Sheer Insanity And Insecurity And Fear'". Interview with Nat Ives, adage.com. May 30, 2011.
“Well what's funny is, again, people say they believed what was going on, but again, Bob's hands are about three times bigger than his feet. So these are very caricatured.”

Source : Interview with Andy Patrizio, www.ign.com. March 9, 2005.
“The sacred lamp of day Now dipt in Western clouds his parting day.”

Source : William Falconer, John Mitford (1836). “The Poetical Works of William Falconer”, p.59, London, W. Pickering

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