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Quote by W.J. Reichmann
Human beings, for all their pretensions, have a remarkable propens

Human beings, for all their pretensions, have a remarkable propensity for lending themselves to classification somewhere within neatly labeled categories. Even the outrageous exceptions may be classified as outrageous exceptions! – W.J. Reichmann

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I had an immense advantage over many others dealing with the problem inasmuch as I had no fixed ideas derived from long-established practice to control and bias my mind, and did not suffer from the general belief that whatever is, is right. – Henry Bessemer (discovered new method of producing steel)

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The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed. – Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Critic, 1799

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Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature. – George Bernard Shaw

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Life presents you with but two avenues — you can either run with the mob or from it. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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The same fence that shuts others out shuts you in. – Bill Copeland

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