"People are made of flesh and blood and a miracle fiber called courage."

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“The ideal home: big enough for you to hear the children, but not very well.”

“We have to call it "freedom": who'd die for "a lesser tyranny"?”

“The neurotic longs to touch bottom, so at least he won't have that to worry about anymore.”

“A woman asks little of love: only that she be able to feel like a heroine.”

“Every group of six or more has its inner circle, its outer circle, and its hangers-on.”

“The total history of almost anyone would shock almost everyone.”

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— Leo Tolstoy

Literature1828–1910

#power

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— David Riesman

Education1909–2002

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— Johan Cruyff

Philosophy1947–2016

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