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The organizations of men, like men themselves, seem subject to dea

The organizations of men, like men themselves, seem subject to deafness, near-sightedness, lameness, and involuntary cruelty. We seem tragically unable to help one another, to understand one another. – John Cheever

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A lonely man is a lonesome thing, a stone, a bone, a stick, a receptacle for Gilbeys gin, a stooped figure sitting at the edge of a hotel bed, heaving copious sighs like the autumn wind. – John Cheever

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Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing. – Harriet Braiker

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Certain flaws are necessary for the whole. It would seem strange if old friends lacked certain quirks. – Goethe

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