Lisa Kleypas (1964) American writer
Source: Blue-Eyed Devil
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“I had learned that you should always shout louder than your aggressor.”
Marjane Satrapi (1969) Artist
Source: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
“A literary academic can no more pass a bookstore than an alcoholic can pass a bar.”
Carolyn G. Heilbrun (1926–2003) Academic, novelist
“Sir, more than kisses, letters mingle souls;
For, thus friends absent speak.”
John Donne (1572–1631) English poet
Verse Letter to Sir Henry Woton, written before April 1598, line 1
Variant: More than kisses, letters mingle souls.
“I'd rather go on hearing your lies, than to go on living without you.”
Elvis Presley (1935–1977) American singer and actor
“There's no place on earth with more dumb girls per square foot than a college in California.”
Roberto Bolaño (1953–2003) Chilean author
“The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think.”
Aristotle (-384–-321 BC) Classical Greek philosopher, student of Plato and founder of Western philosophy
“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past, — so good night!”
Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) 3rd President of the United States of America
Letter to John Adams (1 August 1816)
1810s
“I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.”
John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937) American business magnate and philanthropist
As quoted in Classic Wisdom for the Professional Life (2010) by Bryan Curtis, p. 75
“Always start out with a larger pot than what you think you need.”
Julia Child (1921–2004) American chef
Clayton M. Christensen (1952–2020) Mormon academic
Intro (2012 edition)
1990s, The Innovator's Dilemma (1997)
Source: How Will You Measure Your Life?
“Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles.”
Ian Fleming book Casino Royale
Source: Casino Royale (1953), Ch. 20 : The Nature Of Evil
Context: "Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles."
He laughed. "But don't let me down and become human yourself. We would lose a wonderful machine."
“The rulers of this country have always considered their property more important than our lives.”
Assata Shakur (1947) American activist who was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army
Source: Assata: An Autobiography
“Sometimes, the loneliness probably got to be too much and anyone seemed better than no one.”
Gena Showalter (1975) American writer
Source: Through the Zombie Glass
“In the phrase ' human being,' the word 'being' is much more important than the word 'human.”
Karen Joy Fowler book We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Source: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
“Wisdom is oft-times nearer when we stoop
Than when we soar.”
William Wordsworth (1770–1850) English Romantic poet
Source: The Excursion 1814
