Quote by Abigail Adams
Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lesson

Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues. – Abigail Adams

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Ive always felt that a persons intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic. – Abigail Adams

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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could. – Abigail Adams

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We went with the St. Lawrence Experience, which is run by Joe Babbitt, who is a close friend now. We went out there for 10 days and we had the best week of our lives, and weve been going back since. Weve been back three times now. – Tom Felton

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But although all our knowledge begins with experience, it does not follow that it arises from experience. – Immanuel Kant

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To me, the job of the artist is to provide a useful and intelligent vocabulary for the world to be able to articulate feelings they experience everyday, and otherwise wouldnt have the means to express in a meaningful and useful way. – Mos Def

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Our DNA is as a consumer company – for that individual customer whos voting thumbs up or thumbs down. Thats who we think about. And we think that our job is to take responsibility for the complete user experience. And if its not up to par, its our fault, plain and simply. – Steve Jobs

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We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds. – Warren Buffett

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Is there a doctor in the house? My parents want me to marry you. – Wendy Liebman

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