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For the speedy reader paragraphs become a country the eye flies over looking for landmarks, reference points, airports, restrooms, passages of sex. ↗

— William H. Gass

#country #eye #flies #landmarks #looking

Better beware of notions like genius and inspiration; they are a sort of magic wand and should be used sparingly by anybody who wants to see things clearly. ↗

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

#better #beware #clearly #genius #inspiration

To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand. ↗

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

#surprised #understand #wonder

Under the species of Syndicalism and Fascism there appears for the first time in Europe a type of man who does not want to give reasons or to be right, but simply shows himself resolved to impose his opinions. ↗

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

#does #europe #fascism #first #first time

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. ↗

— Bill Gates

#into #lose #lousy #people #seduces

To put on a corset properly is as much of an art as to make a corset properly. ↗

— Anna Held

#corset #make #much #properly #put

I worked in the media from the late 30's through the early 70's. Politics in general became more liberal both nationally and within the state as the years passed. ↗

— Jesse Helms

#both #early #general #i #late

Although I don't have a prescription for what others should do, I know I have been very fortunate and feel a responsibility to give back to society in a very significant way. ↗

— Bill Gates

#back #been #feel #fortunate #give

Well the protester I think is a very powerful thing. It's basically a mechanism of democracy that, along with capitalism, scientific innovation, those things have built the modern world. And it's wonderful that the new tools have empowered that protestor so that state secrets, bad developments are not hidden anymore. ↗

— Bill Gates

#anymore #bad #basically #built #capitalism

Innovations that are guided by smallholder farmers, adapted to local circumstances, and sustainable for the economy and environment will be necessary to ensure food security in the future. ↗

— Bill Gates

#circumstances #economy #ensure #environment #farmers