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Quote by Marcel Proust
Like many intellectuals, he was incapable of saying a simple thing

Like many intellectuals, he was incapable of saying a simple thing in a simple way. – Marcel Proust

Other quotes by Marcel Proust

Only through art can we emerge from ourselves and know what another person sees. – Marcel Proust

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Art
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Marcel Proust
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Words do not change their meanings so drastically in the course of centuries as, in our minds, names do in the course of a year or two. – Marcel Proust

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Change
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Marcel Proust
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Intelligence
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An intelligence test sometimes shows a man how smart he would have been not to have taken it. – Laurence J. Peter

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And when they encounter works of art which show that using new media can lead to new experiences and to new consciousness, and expand our senses, our perception, our intelligence, our sensibility, then they will become interested in this music. – Karlheinz Stockhausen

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Intelligence

I am sure that in Canada the people appreciate this principle, and the general intelligence which prevails over that country is such that I am sure there is no danger of a reactionary policy ever finding a response in the hearts of any considerable number of our people. – Alexander Mackenzie

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Intelligence

Im a big advocate of financial intelligence. – Daymond John

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Intelligence

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Acting: An art which consists of keeping the audience from coughing. – Ralph Richardson

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Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper bringing-up, a sound set of values — and witnesses. – Franklin P. Jones

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Australia is so cool that its hard to even know where to start describing it. The beaches are beautiful so is the weather. Not too crowded. Great food, great music, really nice people. It must be a lot like Los Angeles was many years ago. – Mary-Kate Olsen

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