"The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa as Englishmen suppose."

-- William Blake

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“We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading.”

Source : "The Man and His Ideas". Book by Richard Isadore Evans (p. 73), 1968.
“It is the gifted, unorthodox individual, in the laboratory, or the study, or the walk by the river at twilight, who has always brought to us, and must continue to bring to us, all the basic resources by which we live.”
“The old foundations of success are gone ... The world's wealthiest man, Bill Gates, owns nothing tangible: no land, no gold or oil, no factories ... For the first time in history the world's wealthiest man owns only knowledge.”

Source : Lester C. Thurow (2009). “Building Wealth: The New Rules for Individuals, Companies, and Nations in a Knowledge-Based Economy”, p.11, Harper Collins
“Do you think courage means being fearless? Or daring? Courage, real courage, is taking three steps when it terrifies you.”

Source : Catherine Anderson (2009). “Comanche Heart”, p.193, Penguin
“To be a striker you need to be in good shape.”
“I think we could be at a tipping point”
“Quit acting like a wolf, and feel the shepherd's love filling you.”
“I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.”

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