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I took five years on the first volume, five years on the second volume, and ten years on the third volume. ↗

— Shelby Foote

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For many years I was engaged in journalism, writing articles and chronicles for the daily press without ever joining the staff of any newspaper. ↗

— Johannes Vilhelm Jensen

#articles #chronicles #daily #engaged #ever

The function of intellect is to provide a means of modifying our reactions to the circumstances of life, so that we may secure pleasure, the symptom of welfare. ↗

— Edward Thorndike

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But for the first time in many years, I get to sleep in my own bed every night. I haven't done that, literally, in years. It seems like such a small thing, but it is so nice. ↗

— Linda Vester

#done #every #every night #first #first time

Of all the passions of mankind, the love of novelty most rules the mind. In search of this, from realm to realm we roam. Our fleets come loaded with every folly home. ↗

— Shelby Foote

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When you grow up in a totally segregated society, where everybody around you believes that segregation is proper, you have a hard time. You can't believe how much it's a part of your thinking. ↗

— Shelby Foote

#believe #believes #everybody #grow #grow up

In my rational mind, I know... that is a very simplistic way of looking at it, but when there is violence of that kind, it challenges my faith. I still can't say that I totally understand why - why that is allowed to happen. ↗

— Linda Vester

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Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting even and one-upping, always makes you less than you are. ↗

— Malcolm Forbes

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Men who never get carried away should be. ↗

— Malcolm Forbes

#carried #get #men #never #should

Men hate the individual whom they call avaricious only because nothing can be gained from him. ↗

— Voltaire

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