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Marya Mannes

The sign of an intelligent people i…

17 May , 2024  

The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control emotions by the application of reason. Great short quote and quotation by: Marya Mannes ,

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The test of a first-fate intelligen…

23 Sep , 2021  

The test of a first-fate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise. Great short quote and quotation by: F. Scott […]

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The test of a first-rate intelligen…

23 Sep , 2021  

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. Great short quote and quotation by: F. Scott Fitzgerald , US novelist (1896 – 1940)

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F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Crack-Up" (1936)

The test of a first-rate intelligen…

23 Sep , 2021  

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. Great short quote and quotation by: F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Crack-Up” (1936) , US novelist (1896 – 1940)

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LtGen Adolf Galland, Luftwaffe

Their element is to attack, to trac…

3 May , 2016  

Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy. Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability. Tie him to a narrow and confined task, rob him of his initiative, and you take away from him the best and most valuable qualities he posses: […]

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They who lack talent expect things …

25 Jan , 2014  

They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that by persistence and patience something […]

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John L. Jackley, New York Times, 10/29/90, p. A15.

Today, a successful Congressman has…

13 Oct , 2011  

Today, a successful Congressman has the fundraising ability of a hooker trying to raise cab fare home…. Great short quote and quotation by: John L. Jackley, New York Times, 10/29/90, p. A15. ,

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

Vitality shows in not only the abil…

15 Feb , 2011  

Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over. Great short quote and quotation by: F. Scott Fitzgerald , US novelist (1896 – 1940)

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We cherish our friends not for thei…

15 Feb , 2011  

We cherish our friends not for their ability to amuse us, but for ours to amuse them. Great short quote and quotation by: Evelyn Waugh , English novelist & satirist (1903 – 1966)

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Gerald Weinberg, "The Psychology of Computer Programming"

We have come through a strange cycl…

15 Feb , 2011  

We have come through a strange cycle in programming, starting with the creation of programming itself as a human activity. Executives with the tiniest smattering of knowledge assume that anyone can write a program, and only now are programmers beginning to win their battle for recognition as true professionals. Not just anyone, with any background, […]

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Rosalynn Carter

You have to have confidence in your…

27 Apr , 2010  

You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through. Great short quote and quotation by: Rosalynn Carter , US wife of Jimmy Carter 1946 (1927 – )

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Rosalynn Carter, Wife of jimmy Carter, 39th president

You have to have confidence in your…

27 Apr , 2010  

You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through. Great short quote and quotation by: Rosalynn Carter, Wife of jimmy Carter, 39th president , US wife of Jimmy Carter 1946 (1927 – )

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