#rare

Men of routine or men who can do what they are told are not hard to find; but men who can think and plan and tell the routine men what to do are very rare. ↗

— William Graham Sumner

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Then, again, the ability to organize and conduct industrial, commercial, or financial enterprises is rare; the great captains of industry are as rare as great generals. ↗

— William Graham Sumner

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The truth is rarely pure and never simple. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Perfect numbers like perfect men are very rare. ↗

— Rene Descartes

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The majority is always wrong; the minority is rarely right. ↗

— Henrik Ibsen

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There is nothing that special to see when looking at me. I'm a painter who paints day in day out, from morning till evening - figure pictures and landscapes, more rarely portraits. ↗

— Gustav Klimt

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Actors rarely stay in touch with directors after they've filmed together. We go back to real life. ↗

— Chloe Sevigny

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I'm very rarely in the gym. My workouts are predominantly outside, in nature. ↗

— Ryan Kwanten

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Moral courage is higher and a rarer virtue than physical courage. ↗

— William Slim

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To understand a difficult topic like Iraq takes patience and care. Unfortunately, you rarely hear a patient, careful or thoughtful discussion of intelligence these days. ↗

— George Tenet

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