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Albert J. Nock quote: "Useless knowledge can be made directly contributory to a force..."

Useless knowledge can be made directly contributory to a force of sound and disinterested public opinion.

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The main question to a novel is -- did it amuse? were you surprised at dinner coming so soon? did you mistake eleven for ten? were you too late to dress? and did you sit up beyond the usual hour? If a novel produces these effects, it is good; if it does not -- story, language, love, scandal itself cannot save it. It is only meant to please; and it must do that or it does nothing. Sydney Smith
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Don't you see? I'm not the spirit of any age. I'm at odds with everything and always have been! I have never belonged anywhere with anyone at any time! Anne Rice
t was almost disappointing because it seemed when stress and madness were eliminated from my daily life there wasn't much left you could depend on. Charles Bukowski
When a destitute mother starts earning an income, her dreams of success invariably center around her children. A woman's second priority is the household. She wants to buy utensils, build a stronger roof, or find a bed for herself and her family. A man has an entirely different set of priorities. When a destitute father earns extra income, he focuses more attention on himself. Thus money entering a household through a woman brings more benefits to the family as a whole. Muhammad Yunus
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Death unites as well as separates; it silences all paltry feeling. Honore de Balzac
Napoleon, the man of genius, did this! But to say that he destroyed his army because he wished to, or because he was very stupid, would be as unjust as to say that he had brought his troops to Moscow because he wished to and because he was very clever and a genius Leo Tolstoy
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I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. Michael Jordan
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Do you find this...distracting? Suzanne Collins
Charles Bukowski quote: "Goodness can be found sometimes in the middle of hell."
Goodness can be found sometimes in the middle of hell. Charles Bukowski
Because too much of my life was spent waiting to be seen. Hoping to be seen, hoping to be picked. Once you realize that you aren't looked at that way any more, other things start to happen and you have to depend on other things to get by. Diane Keaton
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My entire learning process is slow, because I have no visual memory. Georg Solti
The hardest part of anything is making a dish consistently great - you order it seven years later, if it's still on the menu, and it's still as good as what you remember. Mario Batali
Oscar Wilde quote: "Nowadays a broken heart will run to many editions."
Nowadays a broken heart will run to many editions. Oscar Wilde
Living gives you a better understanding of life. I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities. Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art. Alan Dean Foster