Something that’s seldom appreciated about me is th …” – Niall Ferguson
Something that’s seldom appreciated about me is that I am in sympathy with a great deal of what Marx wrote, except that I’m on the side of the bourgeoisie. – Niall Ferguson
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First, accept sadness. Realize that without losing …” – Alyssa Milano
First, accept sadness. Realize that without losing, winning isn’t so great. – Alyssa Milano
A creative element is surely present in all great …” – Morris Raphael Cohen
A creative element is surely present in all great systems, and it does not seem possible that all sympathy or fundamental attitudes of will can be entirely eliminated from any human philosophy. – Morris Raphael Cohen
I do not know what I may appear to the world, but …” – Isaac Newton
I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. – Isaac Newton
Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opin …” – E. B. White
Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts. – E. B. White
My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but …” – Mark Twain
My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it. – Mark Twain
The willow which bends to the tempest, often escap …” – Albert Schweitzer
The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character. – Albert Schweitzer
A little group of willful men, representing no opi …” – Woodrow Wilson
A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the great government of the United States helpless and contemptible. – Woodrow Wilson
Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is n …” – Charles Spurgeon
Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. – Charles Spurgeon
I’ve also seen that great men are often lonely. Th …” – Yousuf Karsh
I’ve also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have built such high standards for themselves that they often feel alone. But that same loneliness is part of their ability to create. – Yousuf Karsh
There is no great genius without a mixture of madn …” – Aristotle
There is no great genius without a mixture of madness. – Aristotle
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from …” – Ernest Hemingway
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen. – Ernest Hemingway
It takes a great man to be a good listener. …” – Calvin Coolidge
It takes a great man to be a good listener. – Calvin Coolidge
The English light is so very subtle, so very soft …” – Stephen Gardiner
The English light is so very subtle, so very soft and misty, that the architecture responded with great delicacy of detail. – Stephen Gardiner
This is the price you pay for having a great fathe …” – Harlan Coben
This is the price you pay for having a great father. You get the wonder, the joy, the tender moments – and you get the tears at the end, too. – Harlan Coben