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We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs. – Kenneth Clark

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Opera, next to Gothic architecture, is one of the strangest inventions of Western man. It could not have been foreseen by any logical process. – Kenneth Clark

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architecture
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People sometimes tell me that they prefer barbarism to civilization. I doubt if they have given it a long enough trial. Like the people of Alexandria, they are bored by civilization; but all the evidence suggests that the boredom of barbarism is infinitely greater. – Kenneth Clark

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Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox. – English Proverb

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Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased attitude about the subject under focus. – Jessica Savitch

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Liberalism is a really old British tradition and it has a completely different attitude towards the individual and the relationship between the individual and the state than the collectivist response of Labour, and particularly Old Labour, does. – Nick Clegg

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In terms of work Ive always had a Bad Attitude in that I wont work anywhere which requires me to work strict hours or follow a dress code. I dont know if thats an Aspergers thing or not, I think its just being reasonable. – Bram Cohen

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Victory is by nature insolent and haughty. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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