"A philosopher ... is not fairly judged by his eccentricities, nor by the frailties to which he is liable; still less should his philosophy as a whole fall into ill-repute because of those among its devotees who have stumbled into wells, or who aimlessly pass their lives in whetting their faculties and then neglecting to use them."

-- John Grier Hibben

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“The innovative leader has to be an arsonist and a firefighter.”
“I do not write often now - not for want of something to say, but from a loathing of all I see and hear. Why dwell upon it?”

Source : Mary Boykin Chesnut (2011). “Mary Chesnut's Diary”, p.228, Penguin
“Look at Walter Huston in The Devil and Daniel Webster: It's an incredible performance.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I want to be able to explain my mistakes. This means I do only the things I completely understand.”
“There are certain things--as, a spider, a ghost, The income-tax, gout, an umbrella for three-- That I hate, but the thing that I hate the most Is a thing they call the Sea.”
“Riding in another drop, ain't talking Enterprise They try to see me, get diabetes from humble pie”
“Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one's being.”
“A lot of good actors tend to be quite introverted as people.”

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