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Helen Fisher quote: “Men don't need linguistic talent; they just need courage and words.”
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“Men don't need linguistic talent; they just need courage and words.”

Helen Fisher (1947) Canadian anthropologist

Source: Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love

Jane Austen quote: “Indulge your imagination in every possible flight.”
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“Indulge your imagination in every possible flight.”

Jane Austen (1775–1817) English novelist
Chuck Palahniuk quote: “History is nothing except monsters or victims. Or witnesses.”
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“History is nothing except monsters or victims. Or witnesses.”

Chuck Palahniuk book Rant

Source: Rant

Muhammad Ali quote: “The man with no imagination has no wings.”
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“The man with no imagination has no wings.”

Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) African American boxer, philanthropist and activist
Lois McMaster Bujold quote: “Ignorance is not stupidity, but it might as well be.”
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“Ignorance is not stupidity, but it might as well be.”

Lois McMaster Bujold The Curse of Chalion

Source: World of the Five Gods series, The Curse of Chalion (2000), p. 316

Winston S. Churchill quote: “It’s not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what’s required.”
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“It’s not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what’s required.”

Winston S. Churchill (1874–1965) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

As cited in The Forbes Book of Business Quotations (2007), Ed. Goodwin, Black Dog Publishing, p. 168, ISBN 1579127215
Post-war years (1945–1955)

Henry James quote: “If this was love, love had been overrated.”
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“If this was love, love had been overrated.”

Henry James book The Europeans

Source: The Europeans

Martin Luther King, Jr. quote: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
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“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement

1960s, The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousnes (1960)
Context: Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Therefore, no American can afford to be apathetic about the problem of racial justice. It is a problem that meets every man at his front door.

Dan Simmons quote: “The shortest route to courage is absolute ignorance.”

“The shortest route to courage is absolute ignorance.”

Dan Simmons book Endymion

Source: Endymion