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The day before yesterday always has been a glamour day. The presen

The day before yesterday always has been a glamour day. The present is sordid and prosaic. Time colors history as it does a meerschaum pipe. – Vincent Starrett, Buried Caesars

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Its very attractive to people to be a victim. Instead of having to think out the whole situation, about history and your group and what you are doing… if you begin from the point of view of being a victim, youve got it half-made. I mean intellectually. – V. S. Naipaul

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The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making assumptions. It often proved fatal. – David Brin

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All through history, there have always been movements where business was not just about the accumulation of proceeds but also for the public good. – Anita Roddick

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Those who become mentally ill often have a history of chronic pain. – Gene Tierney

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