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Any critic is entitled to wrong judgments, of course. But certain

Any critic is entitled to wrong judgments, of course. But certain lapses of judgment indicate the radical failure of an entire sensibility. – Susan Sontag

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A large part of the popularity and persuasiveness of psychology comes from its being a sublimated spiritualism: a secular, ostensibly scientific way of affirming the primacy of spirit over matter. – Susan Sontag

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Psychology
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Susan Sontag
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Cancer patients are lied to, not just because the disease is (or is thought to be) a death sentence, but because it is felt to be obscene — in the original meaning of that word: ill-omened, abominable, repugnant to the senses. – Susan Sontag

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Cancer
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If youre not failing every now and again, its a sign youre not doing anything very innovative. – Woody Allen

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Well, the idea is that failure is an inevitable partner on the road to success and, if youre not willing to confront failure, you can never find out how good you are. – Peter Guber

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I dont want to feel like a failure to my daughter. Shes the best thing Ive ever done. Buffy – pretty great and all, but Charlottes way better. – Sarah Michelle Gellar

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Ambitious failure, magnificent failure, is a very good thing. – Guy Kawasaki

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