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"We have today a fairly thorough knowledge of the early Greco-Roman period because our motivations are the same."
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"It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English - up to fifty words used in correct context - no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese."

"Understand the concept of time and find ways to maximize it effectively."

"Learn new things. Do progressive research into what you do and find out how others outside your quarters are doing it. Dare to be excellent. Average brands easily go into extinction soonest."

"You could try and understand people, you could read books and understand words and concepts and ideas, but you could never understand enough or have enough knowledge to keep away the surprises that both fate and human beings had in store."

"It's always better if they see. Then they don't imagine things. So I didn't imagine, I remembered."

"Give me a book, she said. "A book of sermons, anything."What do you want a book for?"I want words. I've got to have more words. I was kept stupid on purpose."
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"With production alone as the goal, industry in North America was dominated by the assembly line, standardization for mass consumption."

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"The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but there lingered an insecurity about the arts."

"We find Japan a little more difficult to understand because it has proven its 20th century prowess though the ancient traditions still persist."

"Our engineering departments build freeways which destroy a city or a landscape, in the process."

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"The obsession with performance left no room for the development of the intuitive or spiritual impact of space and form other than the aesthetic of the machine itself."

"God's designs may be frequent justification for our actions, but it is we, the self-made men, who take the credit."
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