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I think we've been through a period where too many people have been given to understand that if they have a problem, it's the government's job to cope with it. 'I have a problem, I'll get a grant.' 'I'm homeless, the government must house me.' They're casting their problem on society. And, you know, there is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first. It's our duty to look after ourselves and then, also to look after our neighbour. People have got the entitlements too much in mind, without the obligations. There's no such thing as entitlement, unless someone has first met an obligation: Margaret Thatcher (1925 - ), talking to Women's Own magazine, October 31 1987
If both the past and the external world exist only in the mind, and if the mind itself is controllable – what then?: George Orwell (1903 - 1950), 1984
A master can tell you what he thinks of you. A teacher, though awakens your own expectations.: Patricia Neal
I am not a quitter. I will fight until I drop. It is just a matter of having some faith in the fact that as long as you are able to draw breath in the universe, you have a chance.: Cicely Tyson
Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.: Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011), Business Week
I think that novels that leave out technology misrepresent life as badly as Victorians misrepresented life by leaving out sex.: Kurt Vonnegut (1922 - 2007), A Man without a Country
Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.: Kurt Vonnegut (1922 - 2007), A Man without a Country
It is better to confess ignorance than provide it.: Homer Hickam, The Coalwood Way
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I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.: Xenocrates (396 BC - 314 BC)
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I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die.: Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992)

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