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Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope. — Ambrose Bierce
Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding. — Ambrose Bierce
Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth. — Theodor Adorno
Life - a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. — Ambrose Bierce
In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of… — Ambrose Bierce
Genius - to know without having learned; to draw just conclusions from unknown premises; to discern the soul of things. — Ambrose Bierce
A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others. — Ambrose Bierce
Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from a man who did not particularly care to trace his own. — Ambrose Bierce
Impartial - unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of a controversy. — Ambrose Bierce
Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth - two removes from the sin of manhood… — Ambrose Bierce
Consul - in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition… — Ambrose Bierce
I used to have a list of things from my school buddies of what kind of art material they wanted. I'd go up to the… — Ronald Biggs
Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate from the black world for a… — Steven Biko
Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government. — Buffalo Bill
But the West of the old times, with its strong characters, its stern battles and its tremendous stretches of loneliness, can never be blotted from… — Buffalo Bill
The first presentation of my show was given in May, 1883, at Omaha, which I had then chosen as my home. From there we made… — Buffalo Bill
No harm comes to man from outside alone: dumbness is the objective spirit. — Theodor Adorno
Truth is inseperable from the illusory belief that from the figures of the unreal one day, in spite of all, real deliverance will come. — Theodor Adorno
I've played journalists before, and I have good friends who are journalists. I think being an actor is not very far from being a journalist.… — Juliette Binoche
Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish… — Larry Bird

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