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"There is something very intriguing about, for example, the sense of accomplishment that a small child has, which you might be able to reduce to aggression and libido, but which might also have some independent existence."
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"My conviction of the necessity of further legislative provisions for the safe-keeping and disbursement of the public moneys and my opinion in regard to the measures best adapted to the accomplishment of those objects have been already submitted to you."

"As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along."

"For the division of labor demands from the individual an ever more one-sided accomplishment, and the greatest advance in a one-sided pursuit only too frequently means dearth to the personality of the individual."

"One of the most important accomplishments of the Caucus is raising awareness with law enforcement and communities nationwide on the issues of child safety and Internet safety."

"I think my playing has been orchestral throughout the years, and this is another way of expressing that. But I primarily see it as the ultimate accomplishment of a musician. Composing makes me feel like I've finally gotten all the way up the ladder as a musician."

"Moreover, the accomplishment of Russia's aims has been greatly simplified by the fact that we have heretofore offered the world no practical antidote for the Russian poison."

"Being varied is something I do instinctively and naturally. I feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment."

"Getting a degree, being on Sesame Street... those were like real accomplishments to me."

"You get whatever accomplishment you are willing to declare."
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"To have a liberal temperament is a kind of psychological boon, To be able to understand that someone you disagree with is not just a terrible creature but somebody with whom you disagree."

"And my interest in history was, and remains, very strong: what I wanted was to understand certain things better by understanding them psychoanalytically."

"People seem to forget that one reason they are now thinking differently is Freud's legacy itself."

"My assumption is that fundamentally the picture of the human animal, as developed by Freud, is largely right."

"There is something very intriguing about, for example, the sense of accomplishment that a small child has, which you might be able to reduce to aggression and libido, but which might also have some independent existence."
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