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It is the unknown that excites the ardor of scholars, who, in the

It is the unknown that excites the ardor of scholars, who, in the known alone, would shrivel up with boredom. – Wallace Stevens

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To regard the imagination as metaphysics is to think of it as part of life, and to think of it as part of life is to realize the extent of artifice. We live in the mind. – Wallace Stevens

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Everything is complicated if that were not so, life and poetry and everything else would be a bore. – Wallace Stevens

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The Jew does not wish to be isolated. He fears being alone, without allies. – Meir Kahane

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The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him, everybody sees them. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Success doesnt necessarily come from breakthrough innovation but from flawless execution. A great strategy alone wont win a game or a battle the win comes from basic blocking and tackling. – Naveen Jain

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Youre only lonely if youre not there for you. – Phil McGraw

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