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Quote by Hannah Arendt
In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved

In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in perfectionism. – Hannah Arendt

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The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the outstanding event of the last decade. – Hannah Arendt

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Twentieth Century
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Hannah Arendt
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The ceaseless, senseless demand for original scholarship in a number of fields, where only erudition is now possible, has led either to sheer irrelevancy, the famous knowing of more and more about less and less… – Hannah Arendt

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Learning
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The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar and deceiver wishes to hide. – Hannah Arendt

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Truth
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Other Quotes from
Death
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Im one of the slowest drivers on the road. I mosey along. If youre doing anything too fast, including living life too fast, that creates sudden death. If I have to be somewhere on time, I make sure I leave early enough. – Anthony Hopkins

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Death

I am bound to add that the excess in too little has ever proved in me more dangerous than the excess in too much the last may cause indigestion, but the first causes death. – Giacomo Casanova

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Death

The illness, and the untimely death of my brothers, has made me conscious of the fact that – rather than just think about it – its crucial that you do today what you want to do. – Robin Gibb

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Death

The first novel I wrote was a monster – clocking in at 180,000 words – but it died a death, a death it deserved. It was called The Gods First Make Mad. It was a good title, but it was the only good thing about the book. I didnt let that put me off. – Wilbur Smith

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Death

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You could read Kant by yourself, if you wanted; but you must share a joke with some one else. – Robert Louis Stevenson

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Company, Companions

My mom cant defend herself to the world. She is such an amazing woman, with such an open heart. Its a real hard line, and I crossed it. I took everyones life story and assumed it would be a great thing to put on screen. I was being selfish and I feel so horrible about it. I feel so guilty. – Nikki Reed

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amazing

Some kids dont know where theyll spend the night. How can we expect them to focus on learning? – Dennis Moore

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Learning

My Dad is my hero. Hes 85 now and he is in great health. He is handsome and strong. He has an incredible moral and ethical backbone. I couldnt have been luckier with my parents. – Harry Connick, Jr.

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dad