"Greatness is the reward for genius...only a few can be great, the rest are plain good."

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“A little arrogance in the hands of the capable is well earned - and in most case, deserved.”

“Marriage is an exercise in learning our flaws everyday”

“Religion is the biggest influence on the intellect and the decadence of a people.”

“Even the humblest men have a strange reason behind greed. Every man thinks money solves problems - and every man thinks not just of himself, but his next three generations - there is a probability he will live to see those generations - and he wants to care for them in times of strife.”

“Progress of mankind is the decadence of humanity.”

“There cannot be Ups in a roller-coaster ride unless there are Downs.”

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"The Pilgrim's Progress is composed in the lowest style of English, without slang or false grammar. If you were to polish it, you would at once destroy the reality of the vision. For works of imaginati…"

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Literature1772–1834

#dreams

"I think stem cell research is crucial. I think medically it has a great future. I think that the answers aren't in yet. Some people say it's absolutely the answer, and others say it's no good and don'…"

— Ron Paul

Medicine1935

#life

"It doesn’t matter that your painting is small. Kopecks are also small, but when a lot are put together they make a ruble. Each painting displayed in a gallery and each good book that makes it into a l…"

— Anton Chekhov

Literature1860–1904

#books

"The ancient philosopher said that strife is the father of all things. No new values can be created where a free conflict of ideas is impossible. To be sure, a revolutionary dictatorship means by its v…"

— Leon Trotsky

Politics1879–1940

#freedom