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“Innovators are inevitably controversial.”
Source : Eva Le Gallienne (1966). “The Mystic in the Theatre: Eleonora Duse”
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“Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you.”
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“The art of leading, in operations large or small, is the art of dealing with humanity, of working diligently on behalf of men, of being sympathetic with them, but equally, of insisting that they make a square facing toward their own problems.”
Source : "Men Against Fire : The Problem of Battle Command in Future War". Book by S.L.A. Marshall, p. 160, 1954.
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“If you believe in the existence of fairies at the bottom of the garden you are deemed fit for the bin. If you believe in parthenogenesis, ascension, transubstantiation and all the rest of it you are deemed fit to govern the country.”
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“Everybody wants life to speak to them with special kindness. Every personal story begs to be steered toward reverie, toward some relief from unpleasant truths: That you are a self, that beyond anything else you want the best for that self. That, if it is to be you or someone else, you need it to be you, no matter what.”
Source : Darin Strauss (2011). “Half a Life: A Memoir”, p.57, Random House
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“You know I feel very fortunate that my life has turned out the way that it has - whatever that means - I mean... you know, to say that I would be glad would mean that I planned it.”
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“All share complicity in the destruction of that much under-rated phenomenon called liberty.”
Source : "Barbara Amiel quote" by Litera.co.uk, November 19, 2008.
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“If you're mourning, cry, scream and purge whatever is going on inside you emotionally. That's part of the process. And keep those that love you very close as you go through it.”
Source : Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com
