"In my mind, partial failure is always better than delusory success."

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Source : William A. Henry, III (2015). “In Defense of Elitism”, p.149, Anchor

William A. Henry III

“Intellectual work is an act of creation. It is as if the mental image that is studied over a period of time were to sprout appendages like an amebaâ€”outgrowths that extend in all directions while avoiding one obstacle after anotherâ€”before interdigitating with related ideas.”

Source : Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Neely Swanson, Larry W. Swanson (2004). “Advice for a Young Investigator”, p.59, MIT Press
“Tulips come up in spring for no reason. Of course, you planted bulbs and now in April the earth warms up. But why? For no reason except gravity. Why gravity? For no reason. And why did you plant red tulip bulbs to begin with? For beauty, which is itself and has no reason. So the world is empty. Things rise and fall for no reason. And what a great opportunity that is! You can start writing again at any minute. Let go of all your failures and sit down and write something great. Or write something terrible and feel great about it.”
“It is up to you to decide who to believe: the same people as usual or those who endanger their lives to save the country.”

Source : "Ecuador's leader hotly denies FARC gave him money". www.cnn.com. July 19, 2009.
“I trained in the theatre.”
“We respect and support the example set by President JosÃ© Mujica of Uruguay in proposing legislation that regulates the cannabis market”
“I started my career without fans.”
“It's hard for a liberal to go on between Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, because it's like doing country music after hip-hop. I mean, just, the audience doesn't go from one to the other.”
“Americans like to think 'Python' is how English people really are. There is an element of truth to that.”

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