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Saudi Arabia is a puritanical state that claims a monopoly of wisdom and virtue. – James Buchan

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Bulls dont read. Bears read financial history. As markets fall to bits, the bears dust off the Dutch tulip mania of 1637, the Banque Royale of 1719-20, the railway speculation of the 1840s, the great crash of 1929. – James Buchan

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History
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One of the consequences of the Iranian revolution has been an explosion of history. A country once known only from British consular reports and intrepid travelogues is now awash with historical documents, letters, diaries, grainy video, weblogs and secret police files of questionable authenticity. – James Buchan

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History
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To make a love story, you need a couple of young people, but to reflect on the nature of love, youre better off with old ones. That is a fact of life and literature – and of the novel ever since it fell in love with love in the 18th century. – James Buchan

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You know, many people have said that Im on the edge and Im maverick for some of the big operations that Ive done. Im not at all. I pray I ask God to give me wisdom, Should I do it?, guidance in terms of how to do it, who to consult with. All those kind of things are incredibly important. – Benjamin Carson

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He dares to be a fool, and that is the first step in the direction of wisdom. – James Gibbons Huneker

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Enraging liberals is simply one of the more enjoyable side effects of my wisdom. – Rush Limbaugh

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Wisdom

Theres always a miasma of misinformation emerging from the higher education sector as to which are the best courses to take. My advice would always be to ignore the perceived wisdom and look for the most reliable evidence on the ground. – David Puttnam

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Wisdom

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Start off everyday with a simple smile and get it over with. – W. C. Fields

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Righteousness is easy in retrospect. – Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

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Fortunately, somewhere between chance and mystery lies imagination, the only thing that protects our freedom, despite the fact that people keep trying to reduce it or kill it off altogether. – Luis Bunuel

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I dont have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person. – Jack Nicholson

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