"It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere."

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Source : "Le dîner du comte de Boulainvilliers: Troisième Entretien". Book by Voltaire, 1767.

Voltaire

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“Keeping my family out of prison best I can. That is success to me. I created that without selling records.”
“I have so little mastered the art of tranquil living that wherever I go I trail storm clouds of drama around me.”
“My goal in coming to General Motors was to help restore profitability, build a strong market position and position this iconic company for success. We are clearly on that path.”

Source : "GM CEO To Step Down As Company Posts Profit". "All Things Considered" with Michele Norris, www.npr.org. August 12, 2010.
“Conversely, I came to realize that being good at something is hardly a reason to avoid doing it.”
“To the scientists of the Renaissance, your critic was really your ally, helping you advance upon reality. Critics in science are not like drama critics, determining flops and successes. Criticism to scientists is just another means of finding out whether they're wrong, like running another experiment to see if it confirms or refutes a theory. Along with the advocacy principle of the courtroom, it is one of the best ways human beings have evolved to get closer to the truth.”
“Language is conceived in sin and science is its redemption.”
“The only person I have regrets about is Miles Davis. He and I had become good friends after we did a photo shoot and coincidentally we kept running into each other at parties and stuff. I regret not having written a hit for Miles Davis.”
“Lindsay Lohan was the 'It' girl from, like, 14. That's a lot of pressure.”

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