Quote by Allan Bloom
The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and stren

The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency – the belief that the here and now is all there is. – Allan Bloom

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The real community of man, in the midst of all the self-contraditory simulacra of community, is the community of those who seek the truth, of potential knowers… of all men to the extent that they know. – Allan Bloom

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A real failure does not need an excuse. It is an end in itself. – Gertrude Stein

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If youre not a born-again Christian, youre a failure as a human being. – Jerry Falwell

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Our failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq thus far has been deeply troubling, and our intelligence-gathering process needs thorough and unbiased investigation. – Adam Schiff

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With improvisation, I just do it. It might be a total failure but then you just throw the dice again. – Christian Marclay

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The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history. – George Orwell

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Rhyme, that enslaved queen, that supreme charm of our poetry, that creator of our meter. – Victor Hugo

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