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Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality.


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Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.

Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.



The air of the New World seems favorable to the art of declamation.

The air of the New World seems favorable to the art of declamation.



It is not the clear-sighted who rule the world. Great achievements are accomplished in a blessed, warm fog.

It is not the clear-sighted who rule the world. Great achievements are accomplished in a blessed, warm fog.



I don't like work... but I like what is in work - the chance to find yourself. Your own reality - for yourself, not for others - which no other man can ever know.

I don't like work... but I like what is in work - the chance to find yourself. Your own reality - for yourself, not for others - which no other man can ever know.



The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.

The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.



We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness

We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness



If you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything .

If you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything .



There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.

There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.



To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.

To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.



They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience.

They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience.





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He has only half learned the art of reading who has not added to it the even more refined accomplishments of skipping and skimming.



My days are whatever I want them to be. I don't have to go worry about chasing some chemical to make me feel OK for a minute, and then make me feel worse.

My days are whatever I want them to be. I don't have to go worry about chasing some chemical to make me feel OK for a minute, and then make me feel worse.



Remember that what's right isn't always popular, and what's popular isn't always right.

Remember that what's right isn't always popular, and what's popular isn't always right.



When I'm back at home it's just reality. I kind of separate myself from Hollywood.

When I'm back at home it's just reality. I kind of separate myself from Hollywood.



Authority's for sharing only when the sharer is sure of his (or hers).

Authority's for sharing only when the sharer is sure of his (or hers).



These cowards have no morals. They have no shame about lying.

These cowards have no morals. They have no shame about lying.



I believe one doesn't have to shed clothes to look sexy!

I believe one doesn't have to shed clothes to look sexy!



I don't follow football, I just love the name Aston Villa. Here in England you have other footballing entities like Manchester and Arsenal and Chelsea

I don't follow football, I just love the name Aston Villa. Here in England you have other footballing entities like Manchester and Arsenal and Chelsea



The quality of government, I suppose, is determined not by what happens, but by how you react to what happens.

The quality of government, I suppose, is determined not by what happens, but by how you react to what happens.




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