James Hilton Quotes
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And I believe that the Binomial Theorem and a Bach Fugue are, in the long run, more important than all the battles of history.
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If you forgive people enough you belong to them, and they to you, whether either person likes it or not squatter's rights of the heart.
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If net neutrality goes away, it will fundamentally change everything about the Internet.
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People make mistakes in life through believing too much, but they have a damned dull time if they believe too little.
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Laziness in doing stupid things can be a great virtue.
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The first quarter-century of your life was doubtless lived under the cloud of being too young for things, while the last quarter-century would normally be…
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Surely there comes a time when counting the cost and paying the price aren't things to think about any more. All that matters is value…
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The exhaustion of the passions is the beginning of wisdom.
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When it comes to believing things without actual evidence, we all incline to what we find most attractive.
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I dislike organized games, swimming pools, fashionable resorts, night clubs, music in restaurants, and political manifestoes; I enjoy driving from coast to coast, good food…
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There's only one thing more important... and that is, after you've done what you set out to do, to feel that it's been worth doing.
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Have you ever been going somewhere with a crowd and you're certain it's the wrong road and you tell them, but they won't listen, so…
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if we have not found the heaven within,we have not found the heaven without
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The right mixture of caring and not caring - I suppose that's what love is.
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It's a very remarkable story." "Remarkable's a well-chosen word. It doesn't give you away.
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We believe that to govern perfectly it is necessary to avoid governing too much.
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What a host of little incidents, all deep-buried in the past -- problems that had once been urgent, arguments that had once been keen, anecdotes…
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Is there not too much tension in the world at present, and might it not be better if more people were slackers?
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