Quote by Paul Valery
The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absu

The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absurd by what it seeks and great by what it finds. – Paul Valery

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War: a massacre of people who dont know each other for the profit of people who know each other but dont massacre each other. – Paul Valery

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History warns us that it is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions. – Thomas Huxley

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After being Turned Down by numerous Publishers, he had decided to write for Posterity. – George Ade

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From a reality perspective, Im sure part of that is true, but this is the largest blackout in U.S. history. If that is not a signal that we have got a problem that needs to be fixed, I dont know what is. – Jennifer Granholm

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History is a set of lies agreed upon. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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