“It had not been precisely a fruitful meeting, but it had been a long one.”
Avram Davidson (1923–1993) novelist
Vergil in Averno (1987)
“It had not been precisely a fruitful meeting, but it had been a long one.”
Avram Davidson (1923–1993) novelist
Vergil in Averno (1987)
Arnold J. Toynbee (1889–1975) British historian, author of A Study of History
Surviving the Future (1971), Oxford University Press, 1972, p. 95.
“I am a man who belongs to no-one and who belongs to everyone.”
Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) eighteenth President of the French Republic
Je suis un homme qui n'appartient à personne et qui appartient à tout le monde.
Press conference, May 19 1958
Fifth Republic and other post-WW2
Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) Russian politician, led the October Revolution
Third All-Russia Congress Of Soviets Of Workers, Soldiers’ And Peasants : Report On The Activities Of The Council Of People’s Commissars" (January 1918) http://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1918/jan/10.htm; Collected Works, Vol. 26, p. 453-82. <br class="br">1910s
“Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes.”
Edgard Varèse (1883–1965) French composer
As quoted by Martha Graham, in Dance Observer, Volumes 24-27 (1957), p. 5
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
As Quote Investigator explains, allegories about animals doing impossible things have been incredibly popular in the past century. But no, this one isn't from Einstein. (Source: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/04/06/fish-climb/.) <br class="br">Misattributed <br class="br">Variant: Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
Mikhail Bakunin (1814–1876) Russian revolutionary, philosopher, and theorist of collectivist anarchism
Man, Society, and Freedom (1871)
Ayn Rand (1905–1982) Russian-American novelist and philosopher
http://alexpeak.com/twr/racism/
The Virtue of Selfishness (1964)
Source: The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism
“A fruit salad is delicious precisely because each fruit maintains its own flavor.”
Sean Covey (1964) author; business executive
Source: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide