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Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good.

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The one thing that I have been struck with, after coming here to Congress is, how many people in Washington, D.C. talk about job loss like they are talking about the weather, or a natural disaster like an earthquake. Stephen F. Lynch
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The man in ecstasy and the man drowning—both throw up their arms. Franz Kafka
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Berani tanpa disertai kesabaran akan membunuh anda. Ambisius tanpa kesabaran dapat memusnahkan karier yang paling menjanjikan. Berjuang meraih harta tanpa kesabaran akan mengamblaskan milik yang sudah ada. Og Mandino
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There is only one meaning of life: the act of living itself. Erich Fromm
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When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and manly thoughts, seek for no other test of its excellence. It is good, and made by a good workman. Jean de la Bruyere
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Hard writing makes easy reading" - Crossing to safety. Wallace Stegner
I've had trouble with criticism, I guess. It's hard to know what role criticism plays in either encouraging poets or in getting other people to read them. Kenneth Koch
We have, therefore, directed the Irish Army authorities to have field hospitals established in County Donegal adjacent to Derry and at other points along the Border where they may be necessary. Jack Lynch
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I get bored talking about myself, but I can talk about the work. Glenn Close
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Everyone gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense. Gertrude Stein