Quote by Ian Mcewan
One has to have the courage of ones pessimism. - Ian Mcewan

One has to have the courage of ones pessimism. – Ian Mcewan

Other quotes by Ian Mcewan

One important theme is the extent to which one can ever correct an error, especially outside any frame of religious forgiveness. All of us have done something we regret – how we manage to remove that from our conscience, or whether thats even possible, interested me. – Ian Mcewan

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Forgiveness
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I apologize for being obvious, but every time I watch the curtain come down on even a halfway decent production of a Shakespeare play I feel a little sorrowful that Ill never know the man, or any man of such warm intelligence. – Ian Mcewan

Category:
Intelligence
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I actually find novels that are determined to be funny at every turn quite oppressive. – Ian Mcewan

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funny
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Courage
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Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. – George Smith Patton

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Courage

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. – Confucius

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Courage

The qualities of an exceptional cook are akin to those of a successful tightrope walker: an abiding passion for the task, courage to go out on a limb and an impeccable sense of balance. – Bryan Miller

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Courage

Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead. – Karl Von Clausewitz

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Courage

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If we do what we think is right, not try to point-score, people will begin to trust us. – Francis Maude

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I could write an entertaining novel about rejection slips, but I fear it would be overly long. – Louise Brown

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Evangelism is selling a dream. – Guy Kawasaki

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Evangelism

Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark. – Germaine Greer

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