We should not judge people by their peak of excellence but by the

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started. – Henry Ward Beecher

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Cunning… is but the low mimic of wisdom. – Plato

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Wisdom is not what you know but how quickly you adjust when the opposite proves true. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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The most important lesson of New Labour is this: Every time we made progress we did it by challenging the conventional wisdom. – Ed Miliband

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The wisdom of the crowds is the most ridiculous statement Ive heard in my life. Crowds are dumb. – Drew Curtis

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The big stars I felt a kinship with were never the romantic leads. It wasnt Steve McQueen or Robert Redford – it was people like Walter Matthau and Anthony Quinn. My big hero was Tommy Cooper. – Alfred Molina

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