To say a situation is ‘lost’ or hopeless is in one sense equivalent to saying it is perfect, for in both cases efforts at improvement can bring no positive results.
― Mancur Olson
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Category Archives: 1259 – Quote Unquote
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Men who are afraid live longer.
~ Edmund Cooper
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Indeed, the ideal for a well-functioning democratic state is like the ideal for a gentleman’s well-cut suit — it is not noticed.
~ Arthur Koestler
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Art changes all the time, and when it changes, so does its history.
~ Jacob Mikanowski
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Mostly when people think of sophisticated Africa, they think of Egypt. And even that they attribute to aliens.
~ Marlon James
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The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.
~ Niels Bohr
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We need to deal with our resources differently, in terms of how we waste things. We have to move away from the throwaway habit. Things can, and must, last longer.
~ Dieter Rams
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When a thing is done, it’s done. Don’t look back. Look forward to your next objective.
~ George C. Marshall
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