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" Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which played a crucial role in the ascent of man, we usually reach the realm of play. "

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" When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths. "

" Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible. "

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" You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you. "

" The leader has to be practical and a realist, yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist. "

" The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to droop. "

" A nation without dregs and malcontents is orderly, peaceful and pleasant, but perhaps without the seed of things to come. "

" Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength. "

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" In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. "

" To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are. "

" Every intense desire is perhaps a desire to be different from what we are. "

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" It almost seems that nobody can hate America as much as native Americans. America needs new immigrants to love and cherish it. "

" We feel free when we escape - even if it be but from the frying pan to the fire. "

" It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence. "

" The misery of a child is interesting to a mother, the misery of a young man is interesting to a young woman, the misery of an old man is interesting to nobody. "

" It is a sign of creeping inner death when we can no longer praise the living. "

" Action is at bottom a swinging and flailing of the arms to regain one's balance and keep afloat. "

" There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other. "

" We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails. "

" It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities and talents. "

" We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents. "

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" The beginning of thought is in disagreement - not only with others but also with ourselves. "

" It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate. "

" Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something. "