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  • Arnold Bennett Any change, even for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.
    Arnold Bennett
    British novelist (1867 - 1931)
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  • Carl von Clausewitz Any complex activity, if it is to be carried on with any degree of virtuosity, calls for appropriate gifts of intellect and temperament. If they are outstanding and reveal themselves in exceptional achievements, their possessor is called a 'genius'.
    On War (1832)
    Carl von Clausewitz
    Prussian general and military theorist (1780 - 1831)
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  • Bruce Henderson Any corporate policy and plan which is typical of the industry is doomed to mediocrity. Where this is not so, it should be possible to demonstrate that all other competitors are at a distinct disadvantage.
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  • George Eliot Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning, but give me the man who has pluck to fight when he's sure of losing. That's my way, sir; and there are many victories worse than a defeat.
    George Eliot
    English writer and poet (1819 - 1880)
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  • Noam Chomsky Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media.
    Noam Chomsky
    American Linguist, Political Activist (1928 - )
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  • Alan K. Simpson Any education that matters is liberal. All the saving truths, all the healing graces that distinguish a good education from a bad one or a full education from a half empty one are contained in that word.
    Alan K. Simpson
    American politician (1931 - )
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  • Dale Carnegie Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do.
    Dale Carnegie
    American writer and lecturer (1888 - 1955)
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  • Bobby Darin Any fool knows that bravado is always a cover-up for insecurity. That's the truth. And on that note, I'll say goodnight. God love you.
    Bobby Darin
    American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, impressionist, and actor (1936 - 1973)
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  • Thomas Gray Any fool may write a most valuable book by change, if he will only tell us what he heard and saw with veracity.
    Sketch of his own character
    Thomas Gray
    British poet (1716 - 1771)
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  • Henry Miller Any genuine philosophy leads to action and from action back again to wonder, to the enduring fact of mystery.
    Henry Miller
    American writer (1891 - 1980)
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  • Hedy Lamarr Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid.
    The Stars (1962) door Richard Schickel
    Hedy Lamarr
    Austrian-American actress and inventor (1914 - 2000)
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  • Bob Costas Any good broadcast, not just an Olympic broadcast, should have texture to it. It should have information, should have some history, should have something that's offbeat, quirky, humorous, and where called for it, should have journalism, and judiciously it should also have commentary. That's my ideal.
    Bob Costas
    American sportscaster (1952 - )
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  • Brad Falchuk Any great character is the combination of a brilliant actor and the right writing.
    Brad Falchuk
    American television writer, director, and producer (1971 - )
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  • Ben Nicholson Any ideal system is its own worst enemy, and as soon as you start to implement these visions of grandeur, they just fall apart and turn into a complete tyranny.
    Ben Nicholson
    English painter (1894 - 1982)
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  • Susan Sontag Any important disease whose causality is murky, and for which treatment is ineffectual, tends to be awash in significance.
    Susan Sontag
    American writer, filmmaker, teacher, and political activist (1933 - 2004)
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  • Alan Greenspan Any informed borrower is simply less vulnerable to fraud and abuse.
    Alan Greenspan
    American economist (1926 - )
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  • Albert Einstein Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
    Albert Einstein
    German - American physicist (1879 - 1955)
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  • Barry Ritholtz Any investment bought via credit always runs the risk of margin calls and, eventually, liquidation.
    Barry Ritholtz
    American author and newspaper columnist
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  • Nelson Mandela Any language can be the vehicle of racist insults and repression, but it can also be the carrier of the message of hope and liberation.
    The Star, 19 september 1991
    Nelson Mandela
    South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader (1918 - 2013)
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  • Carol Bartz Any leader needs to be constantly interested in what's going on in the world, and constantly ready - even when things are going well - to change.
    Carol Bartz
    American business executive (1948 - )
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