"One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings"

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Source : Attributed to Diogenes of Sinope in "Let a simile be your umbrella" by William Safire (p. 364), 2001.

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“When I was I kid, there were so many different things that I wanted to be. As an actor, I get a chance to be all of those things, at least for a couple of days, which is fun.”

Source : "Navid Negahban: A Back Stage Exclusive". Interview with Noah Laracy, www.backstage.com. November 25, 2009.
“The whole secret of freedom from anxiety over not having enough time lies not in working more hours, but in the proper planning of the hours.”

Source : Frank Bettger (2009). “How I Raised Myself From Failure”, p.43, Simon and Schuster
“I was just talking about women, just in terms of understanding them as much as we can ever understand the opposite sex. I'm trying to let go of certain male approaches to things that you inherit, that you grow up with.”
“And Loplop, bird superior, has transformed himself into flesh without flesh and will dwell among us...”
“Outstanding past work in photography, and in fact in all the arts, is very important to today's photographers. But it should be used for inspiration and not for imitation. These works should be something to be built upon, not to be repeated.”
“We sometimes think of quotations as extracts from larger texts, but some quotations originated complete unto themselves.”
“There should be a study of a house directly elected by the people of the world to whom the nations are accountable.”

Source : House of Commons speech, November 23, 1945.
“Emotion is the best mnemonic device.”

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