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The great man is not the child of his age but its step-child.

Georg Brandes / Literary Critic
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The great man is not the child of his age but its step-child.

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Being gifted needs courage.

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School is a foretaste of life.

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It is useless to send armies against ideas.

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What is public opinion? It is private indolence.

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Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age.

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Youth is the time for adventures of the body, but age for the triumphs of the mind.

Logan Pearsall Smith Author

It were a real increase of human happiness, could all young men from the age of nineteen be covered under barrels, or rendered otherwise invisible; and there left to follow their lawful studies and callings, till they emerged, sadder and wiser, at the age of twenty-five.

Thomas Carlyle Philosopher

We are approaching a new age of synthesis. Knowledge cannot be merely a degree or a skill... it demands a broader vision, capabilities in critical thinking and logical deduction without which we cannot have constructive progress.

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Every year, once a year, in Maryland, I go for a week and overnight camp with about 50 to 60 kids with muscular dystrophy, all ages, seven to 21. And it is really fun. I have some great friends there and wonderful counselors.

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...The war (WWI) cost your Uncle Sam $52 billion. $39 billion was expended in the actual war period. This expenditure yielded $16 billion in profits.

Smedley Butler Author

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