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“It is in great dangers that we see great courage.”
Source : "Le Légataire universel". Play by Jean-François Regnard, January 9, 1708.
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“In 1916 I was discharged from military service, or rather, given a sort of leave of absence on the understanding that I might be recalled within a few months. And so I was a free man, at least for a while.”
Source : George Grosz (1982). “The autobiography of George Grosz: a small yes and a big no”
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“Women need to be in key operational roles where they run businesses in the organization. Sometimes when organizations focus on leadership diversity, they're mostly in areas like HR or non-operating line functions.”
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“I still subscribe to the minority view that all horses are offensive weapons and not to be trusted a yard.”
Source : M. M. Kaye (2015). “The Sun in the Morning”, p.138, St. Martin's Griffin
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“Harry Potter isn’t real? Oh no! Wait, wait, what do you mean by real? Is this video blog real? Am I real if you can see me and hear me, but only through the internet? Are you real if I can read your comment but I don’t know who you are or what your name is or where you’re from or what you look like or how old you are? I know all of those things about Harry Potter. Maybe Harry Potter’s real and you’re not.”
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“When one has never heard a man's name in the course of one's life, it speaks volumes for him; he must be quite respectable.”
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“If post-punk enterprise suggested that pop music could establish a fierce skittishness, an aggressive self-irony, that would enable it to transcend its manufactured state, video narcissism announces that pop has found an easy way to steal more cash from young people and damage their natural desires.”
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“My parents were really encouraging. But I had to teach them the proper way you respond to an actor after seeing a play - regardless of whether you like their performance you tell them how great they are because they have to go on again the next night.”
Source : "Billy Crudup Bares All". Parade Interview, parade.com. March 3, 2009.