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History is for human self-knowledge. Knowing yourself means knowing, first, what it is to be a person; secondly, knowing what it is to be the… — Robin G. Collingwood
I'm the ultimately responsible person in this organization. Other people can pass the buck to me, but I can't pass the buck to anyone else. — Harry S. Truman
The historian ought to be an educated person, writing for other educated people about something which they don't know about, but wish to know about… — John Keegan
A healthy nation is as unconscious of its nationality as a healthy man of his bones. But if you break a person's nationality it will… — George Bernard Shaw
We started our foundation because we believe we have a real opportunity to help advance equity around the world, to help make sure that, no… — Melinda Gates
There is no hope of success for the person who does not have a central purpose, or definite goal at which to aim. — Napoleon Hill
What was significant about the laughter . . . was not just the fact that it provides internal exercise for a person . . .… — Norman Cousins
Arouse in the other person an eager want. — Dale Carnegie
A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary. — Dorothy Canfield Fisher
It is not so very important for a person to learn facts. For that he does not really need a college. He can learn them… — Albert Einstein
The philosopher should be a man willing to listen to every suggestion,but determined to judge for himself.He should not be a respector of persons,but of… — Michael Faraday
Comparison is a very foolish attitude, because each person is unique and incomparable. Once this understanding settles in you, jealousy disappears. — Rajneesh
Nothing is so powerful as an insight into human nature... what compulsions drive a man, what instincts dominate his action. If you know these things… — William Bernbach
The effective executive knows that it is easier to raise the performance of one leader than it is to raise the performance of a whole… — Peter Drucker
In the year 2000 an illiterate person will not be someone who can't read or write, but someone who is not able to learn, unlearn… — Alvin Toffler
Whatever an education is, it should make you a unique individual, not a conformist; it should furnish you with an original spirit with which to… — John Taylor Gatto
Hatred is a disguised form of love. You can only hate someone whom you really wish to love, because if you were totally indifferent to… — Sri Chinmoy
Love is understanding, redemptive goodwill for all men, so that you love everybody, because God loves them. You refuse to do anything that will defeat… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
There is a tremendous desire and longing for love, but love needs great awareness. Only then can it reach its highest climax -- and that… — Rajneesh
By its very nature, no one person can ever be the center of Jazz. — Ken Burns

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