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It is a sobering fact that the prominence of central banks in this century has coincided with a general tendency towards more… — Paul Volcker Copy Share Image
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If you were an optimistic teen, then you'll be an optimist at 80. People's reactions to bad events are highly stable over… — Martin Seligman Copy Share Image
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My revenge is just begun! I spread it over centuries, and time is on my side. — Bram Stoker Copy Share Image
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We are where centuries only count as seconds, and after a thousand lives, our eyes begin to open. — Eugene O'Neill Copy Share Image
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Build high-speed, electrified trains over the most-traveled corridors. It'sreally hard to power carbon-free airplanes, but electrified trains are much easier. We'll be… — Denis Hayes Copy Share Image
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A house cannot be made habitable in a day; and, after all, how few days go to make up a century. — Bram Stoker Copy Share Image
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I set the fashion for a quater of a century. Why? Because i knew how to express my own time. — Coco Chanel Copy Share Image
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