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As time goes on, I get more and more convinced that the right method in investment is to put fairly large sums… — John Maynard Keynes Copy Share Image
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Herman slipped his hand into mine, and I thought, An average of seventy-four species become extinct every day, which was one good… — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image
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I also like to use a sensational headline. Many people read blogs in aggregators, which generally show only the headline. So you… — Fred Wilson Copy Share Image
We look back, already, with astonishment, at the daring outrages committed by despotism, on the reason and rights of man; we look… — James Madison Copy Share Image
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I, myself, write to change my life, to make it come out the way I want it to. But other people write… — Patricia MacLachlan Copy Share Image
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There are many reasons for violence. This is just something that sometimes happens. We'd see it in treatment centers - the child… — Stephen Dobyns Copy Share Image
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. . . it is worth discussing radical changes, not in the expectation that they will be adopted promptly but for two… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
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For whatever reason, thus far it's been important to me not to write that kind of collection. Which means that I've spent… — Roy Kesey Copy Share Image
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When I get nervous, I go to the library and hang around. The libraries are filled with people who are nervous. You… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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