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If we slide into one of those rare moments of military honesty, we realize that the technical demands of modern warfare are so complex a considerable percentage of our material is bound to malfunction even before it is deployed against a foe. We no longer waste manpower by carrying the flag into battle. Instead we need battalions of electronic engineers to keep the terrible machinery grinding.: Ernest K. Gann, The Black Watch
Beauty is a form of genius--is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon.: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
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Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
It is the individual's task to differentiate himself from all the others and stand on his own feet. All collective identities... interfere with the fulfillment of this task. Such collective identities are crutches for the lame, shields for the timid, beds for the lazy, nurseries for the irresponsible....: C. G. Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections
The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.: Hemingway
Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous mind.: Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.: Lord Chesterfield (1694 - 1773)
In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action.: Louis D. Brandeis (1856 - 1941)
We should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe.: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841 - 1935)
We seldom attribute common sense except to those who agree with us.: La Rochefoucauld

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