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There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass

There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence. – Rebecca West

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A strong hatred is the best lamp to bear in our hands as we go over the dark places of life, cutting away the dead things men tell us to revere. – Rebecca West

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The trouble about man is twofold. He cannot learn truths which are too complicated; he forgets truths which are too simple. – Rebecca West

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I think theres a supreme power behind the whole thing, an intelligence. Look at all of the instincts of nature, both animals and plants, the very ingenious ways they survive. If you cut yourself, you dont have to think about it. – Clyde Tombaugh

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According to Richard Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism chief, Bush was so obsessed with Iraq that he failed to take action against Osama Bin Laden despite repeated warnings from his intelligence experts. – Ferdinand Mount

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Its the continuation of everyones childhood to see these young children who grow up full of life, full of intelligence, full of a sense of wonder. And within an instant theyre gone from this world. Its terrible. – Lucien Bouchard

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Well, I think theres a distinction between sexing-up the intelligence and sexing-up the presentation of the intelligence. – John Major

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