"One must always be civic-minded."

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“Without a huge shock, the sleepy-head, ignorant Japanese will never wake up.”

“Life is not fair and people are not equal.”

“Some dreams are best not to wake up from.”

“Men should never give up. I never do. I would hate to lose.”

“Lieutenant Onoda, Sir, reporting for orders.”

“People cannot live completely by themselves.”

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"The basic managerial idea introduced by systems thinking, is that to manage a system effectively, you might focus on the interactions of the parts rather than their behavior taken separately."

— Russell L. Ackoff

Science1919–2009

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"Good morning Hank. I know what you're thinking. You're thinking: 'My older brother really needs a haircut!' Well, Hank, I've got one thing to say to that. Never!"

— John Green

Literature1977

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"Never depend on the multitude, full of instability and whims; always take precautions against it."

— Napoleon I of France

Politics1769–1821

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"I am not the type of person who thinks in terms of "if only" or "could have, would have, should have". It is what it is and everything happens for a reason. When a person thinks "if only I would have …"

— Charlene Wong

1966

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