Quote by Rebecca West
International relationships are preordained to be clumsy gestures

International relationships are preordained to be clumsy gestures based on imperfect knowledge. – Rebecca West

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There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence. – Rebecca West

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Everyone realizes that one can believe little of what people say about each other. But it is not so widely realized that even less can one trust what people say about themselves. – Rebecca West

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Trust
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Since ancient times, people from throughout Asia have brought to Japan their talents, knowledge and energy, helping to lay the basis for Japans existence as a country. – Daisaku Ikeda

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The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn. – Bertolt Brecht

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Radical constructivism, thus, is radical because it breaks with convention and develops a theory of knowledge in which knowledge does not reflect an objective ontological reality. – Paul Watzlawick

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No wonder lasts over three days. – Proverb

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