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Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results. ↗

— Scott Adams

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At which time came to us many boats and we suffered them to come aboard, being not able to resist them, which people did us no harm, neither of us understanding the one the other. ↗

— William Adams

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Even before I went to the UN, I often would want to say something in a meeting - only woman at the table - and I'd think, 'OK well, I don't think I'll say that. It may sound stupid.' And then some man says it, and everybody thinks it's completely brilliant, and you are so mad at yourself for not saying something. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

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All that you accomplish or fail to accomplish with your life is the direct result of your thoughts. ↗

— James Allen

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The thing about black history is that the truth is so much more complex than anything you could make up. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

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I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

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You do not become a critic until it has been completely established to your own satisfaction that you cannot be a poet. ↗

— Theophile Gautier

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Begin challenging your assumptions. Your assumptions are the windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile or the light won't come in. ↗

— Alan Alda

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Ofttimes the test of courage becomes rather to live than to die. ↗

— Vittorio Alfieri

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I am a writer and always was; being a writer is an integral part of my identity. Being published, being well regarded, is a component of that identity. ↗

— Brian Aldiss

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