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Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one – in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success. – Walter Bagehot

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Public opinion is a permeating influence, and it exacts obedience to itself; it requires us to drink other mens thoughts, to speak other mens words, to follow other mens habits. – Walter Bagehot

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Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison. – Walter Bagehot

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Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats. – Amos Bronson Alcott

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In a way, a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing, because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what success youve achieved, you can still make enemies makes you humble, too. – Lynn Johnston

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I always think, when theres stuff that people dont like, I always say that if I have another success, Ill enjoy it more, but you dont really. – Danny Boyle

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When you see something that is technically sweet, you go ahead and do it and you argue about what to do about it only after you have had your technical success. That is the way it was with the atomic bomb. – J. Robert Oppenheimer

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