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Quote by Upton Sinclair
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his sala

It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it. – Upton Sinclair

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“But” is a fence over which few leap. – German Proverb

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It is a mistake to imagine that potentially great men are rare. It is the conditions that permit the promise of greatness to be fulfilled that are rare. What is so difficult to achieve is the cultural background that permits potential greatness to be converted into actual greatness. – Fred Hoyle, Of Man and Galaxies

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Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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There is a very fine line between “hobby” and “mental illness.” – Dave Barry, Dave Barry Turns Fifty, 1998

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And I leave the children the long, long days to be merry in in a thousand ways, and the Night, and the trail of the Milky Way to wonder at…. – Williston Fish, “A Last Will,” 1898

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I never had a policy about marriage. I got married very young in life and I always think in all relationships, Ive always thought that its counterproductive to have a theory on that. – Jack Nicholson

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Not the day only, but all things have their morning. – French Proverb

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If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled. – Ramakrishna

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