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Libraries are not made, they grow. - Augustine Birrell

Libraries are not made, they grow. – Augustine Birrell

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An ordinary man can… surround himself with two thousand books… and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is possible to be happy. – Augustine Birrell

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There is a widespread difficulty in the Muslim world, which has to do with how the people are taught about examining their own history. A whole range of stuff has been placed off limits. – Salman Rushdie

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With copious evidence ranging from Platos haughtiness to Beethovens tirades, we may conclude that the most brilliant people of history tend to be a prickly lot. – Stephen Jay Gould

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History… is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake. – James Joyce, Ulysses

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I realise that I do not change the course of history. I am an actor, I do a movie, thats the end of it. You have to realise we are just clowns for hire. After I had success it was great, at first, not to worry about money. It was on my mind when I was growing up. – Leonardo DiCaprio

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Music is all about leadership and there aint really a lot of leaders. – Young Jeezy

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The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion. – Bodhidharma

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In this nation, leadership is dollars. – Norman Lear

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