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“... cynicism ... is the trade-mark of failure ...”
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“... I encountered the Duke of Guise who was quite satisfied with the feud he saw breaking out in our family; he, being a cautious man, hoped to collect the ruins from the ship's disaster.”
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“One cannot overstate the potential for hysteria on a movie set. Everyone always acts as if making the movie is as important as eradicating malaria.”
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“The soul's life has seasons of its own; periods not found in any calendar, time that years and months will not scan, but which are as deftly and sharply cut off from one another as the smoothly arranged years which the earth's motion yields us.”
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“He knew now that the only way to interest the rich was to suggest more riches.”
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“... a biography is considered complete if it merely accounts for six or seven selves, whereas a person may well have as many as a thousand.”
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“The thesis of this book ... is that expressive behaviors — namely, a sensitivity to personal needs and to alliance building — are just as important as task-oriented behaviors — setting high standards for oneself and others — in managing today's workforce and improving productivity. This blend of male and female qualities — androgynous behavior — is the promise of better management in the future.”
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“... danger was always at its most lethal when disguised as respectability.”