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“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
― Coraline
― Coraline
“Nothing [...] will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must be first overcome.”
― The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
― The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
“One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.”
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“I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.”
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“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things..”
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
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