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He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of genius. ↗

Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to prescribe, and honestly to award. These are the true aims and duties of criticism. ↗

— William Gilmore Simms

#award #blame #criticism #discriminate #duties

Engineering, medicine, business, architecture and painting are concerned not with the necessary but with the contingent - not with how things are but with how they might be - in short, with design. ↗

— Herbert Simon

#business #concerned #contingent #design #engineering

I move countries every three or four years. I was born in London, and we lived in Canada. Then we lived in Saudi Arabia until the Gulf War broke out, when we were forced to leave. Then we hop-scotched for a while from Holland back to Canada back to Saudi Arabia. Then there was D-day, so we had to get out again. ↗

— Hannah Simone

#arabia #back #born #broke #canada

This may be a dream, but I'll say it anyway: I was supposed to be married last year, and I bought a gown. When I meet Nelson Mandela, I shall put on this gown and have the train of it removed and put aside, and kiss the ground that he walks on and then kiss his feet. ↗

— Nina Simone

#aside #bought #dream #feet #gown

The word liberal distinguishes whatever nourishes the mind and spirit from the training which is merely practical or professional or from the trivialities which are no training at all. ↗

— Alan K. Simpson

#liberal #merely #mind #nourishes #practical

I will be the Thai equivalent of Eddie the Eagle. ↗

— Vanessa Mae

#eddie #equivalent #i #thai #will

Violence against women is as American as apple pie. ↗

— Gwen Moore

#american #apple #apple pie #pie #violence

All pain is per se and especially in excess, destructive and ultimately fatal in its nature and effects. ↗

— James Young Simpson

#effects #especially #excess #fatal #nature

I respect knowledge of the psyche. I would be a therapist if I weren't an entertainer. ↗