"Desert being the essential condition of praise, there can be no reality in the one without the other."

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Source : Washington Allston, Richard Henry Dana (1850). “Lectures on Art, and Poems”, p.175, Scholarly Pub Office Univ of

Washington Allston

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“Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.”

Source : 1963 Address to a special session of the UN General Assembly, 4 Oct, making him the first head of state to address both that organization and the League of Nations.
“When I notice a rear wheel overtaking me, I know I'm sitting in a Lotus.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The standards you establish for others must reflect the standards you set for yourself. No one will follow a hypocrite.”
“When we love people but don't make it about us, we're exchanging currency we can use for a while for currency we can use forever.”
“If someone offer you an opportunity to get closer to your enemy, you always take it.”
“Stay true to what makes you happy, because that always ends up producing the best result.”
“I think basically most men are misogynistic.”
“Careers in virtually all academic disciplines are fostered by being a superstar who knows more about one subject than anyone else in the world.”

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