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If Algeria introduced a resolution declaring that the earth was flat and that Israel had flattened it, it would pass by a vote of 164 to 13 with 26 abstentions. ↗

— Abba Eban

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One needs but to say that, in the case of an unfamiliar sequence of syllables, only about seven can be grasped in one act, but that with frequent repetition and gradually increasing familiarity with the series this capacity of consciousness may be increased. ↗

— Hermann Ebbinghaus

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A nomad I will remain for life, in love with distant and uncharted places. ↗

— Isabelle Eberhardt

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I love Dead Ringers. A democratic set, the work was taken seriously. ↗

— Christopher Eccleston

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I suggested that we had experience in helping other countries build their military forces, and we would be willing and happy to do the same for Afghanistan, together with the United States. ↗

— Bulent Ecevit

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There was never a good war, or a bad peace. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

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Premature burial works just fine as a cure for adolescence. ↗

— George Alec Effinger

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A story in Asimov's is read by hundreds of thousands of people. ↗

— Greg Egan

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Investors have few spare tires left. Think of the image of a car on a bumpy road to an uncertain destination that has already used up its spare tire. The cash reserves of people have been eaten up by the recent market volatility. ↗

— Mohamed El-Erian

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High school teachers who want to get reluctant readers turned around need to give the students some say in the reading list. Make it collaborative: The students will feel ownership, and everyone will dig in. ↗

— Dave Eggers

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