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“Of course, we are all egoists. Egoism is so much a part of our humanity.”
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“The plain fact is that education is itself a form of propaganda - a deliberate scheme to outfit the pupil, not with the capacity to weigh ideas, but with a simple appetite for gulping ideas ready-made. The aim is to make 'good' citizens, which is to say, docile and uninquisitive citizens.”
Source : H. L. Mencken (2000). “H.L. Mencken's Smart Set Criticism”, p.222, Regnery Publishing
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“God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.”
Source : Rectorial Address at St Andrew's, 3 May 1922, in The Times 4 May 1922
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“People are often afraid for me. They think that I am going to break. I can make it through a set.”
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“Baseball is a lot like life. The line drives are caught, the squibbles go for base hits. It's an unfair game.”
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“I am now faced with mortality. Definitely not the most generous move.”
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“FAY: The British police force used to be run by men of integrity. TRUSCOTT: That is a mistake which has been rectified.”
Source : Joe Orton (2014). “Orton Complete Plays: Entertaining Mr Sloane; Loot; What the Butler; Ruffian; Erpingham Camp; Funeral Games; Good & ...”, p.255, A&C Black
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“Today, not starting is far, far worse than being wrong. If you start, you've got a shot at evolving and adjusting to turn your wrong into a right. But if you don't start, you never get a chance.”
