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I have known no man of genius who had not to pay, in some affliction or defect either physical or spiritual, for what the gods had given him. ↗

— Max Beerbohm

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Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties. ↗

— Ahmed Ben Bella

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I was deposed in association with a case involving the Golden Venture, a ship which smuggled Chinese aliens into the United States about eight or nine ago. ↗

— Rand Beers

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What you are, you are by accident of birth; what I am, I am by myself. There are and will be a thousand princes; there is only one Beethoven. ↗

— Ludwig van Beethoven

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Music is mediator between spiritual and sensual life. ↗

— Ludwig van Beethoven

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Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess? ↗

— Ludwig van Beethoven

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I am not someone who believes I am going to find a historical scoop. ↗

— Antony Beevor

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It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

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I think it's outrageous if a historian has a 'leading thought' because it means they will select their material according to their thesis. ↗

— Antony Beevor

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One has this image of the Soviet state and the Red Army as being extremely disciplined but in the first four months of 1945 their soldiers were completely out of control. ↗

— Antony Beevor

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