"Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions."

Experience, People, Decisions, Intellect

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"When he finished, he drank from the cup. Everyone else did too, so I followed suit.And nearly choked to death.It was like fire in liquid form. It took every ounce of strength I had to swallow it and not spray it on those around me."Wh...what is this?" I asked, coughing.Viktoria grinned. "Vodka."I peered at the glass. "No, it isn't. I've had vodka before.""Not Russian vodka."Apparently not."

Richelle Mead, American Author

Experience, Strength, Culture, Surprise

"Wonder is from surprise, and surprise stops with experience."

Bishop Robert South, English Theologian

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"Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism."

Twyla Tharp, American Dancer

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"We experience problem-solving sessions as war zones, we view competing ideas as enemies, and we use problems as weapons to blame and defeat opposition forces. No wonder we can't come up with real lasting solutions!"

Margaret J. Wheatley, American Writer

Experience, War, Ideas, Blame

"The joy of acting for me is to be able to experience emotions in a safe environment. You can't scream and cry in the street because everybody will look. If you do it on a movie set, you get applauded."

Jesse Eisenberg, American Actor

Experience, Acting, Emotions, Environment

"I think it will be found that experience, the true source and foundation of all knowledge, invariably confirms its truth."

Thomas Malthus, English Economist

Experience, Truth, Knowledge, Will

"Prophecy, however honest, is generally a poor substitute for experience."

Benjamin Cardozo, American Judge

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"As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to what human beings are like, you're writing about common experience. We all do much the same things, so if you nail somebody, then you've also nailed yourself."

Richard Thompson, British Musician

Experience, Song, Writer, Writing

"Performing is an experience, for me, that is as humbling as it is energizing."

Charley Pride, American Athlete

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"The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of me by experience. Now it surged up again and I hungered for books, new ways of looking and seeing."

Richard Wright, American Novelist

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"If the law is a bad law, there is always the contingent right to take action that you would not otherwise take."

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"I sum up the prospects for 1967 in three short sentences. We are back on course. The ship is picking up speed. The economy is moving. Every seaman knows the command at such a moment: 'steady as she goes'."

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"A leader has to 'appear' consistent. That doesn't mean he has to be consistent."

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"You can never reach the promised land. You can march towards it."

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"I am not proposing to seek your votes because there is a blue sky ahead today."

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"The rule of law should be upheld by all political parties. They should neither advise others to break the law, nor encourage others to do so even when they strongly disagree with the legislation put forward by the government of the day."

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"Wonder is from surprise, and surprise stops with experience."

"Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism."

"We experience problem-solving sessions as war zones, we view competing ideas as enemies, and we use problems as weapons to blame and defeat opposition forces. No wonder we can't come up with real lasting solutions!"

"The joy of acting for me is to be able to experience emotions in a safe environment. You can't scream and cry in the street because everybody will look. If you do it on a movie set, you get applauded."

"I think it will be found that experience, the true source and foundation of all knowledge, invariably confirms its truth."

"Prophecy, however honest, is generally a poor substitute for experience."

"As the writer, you're always a presence in the song. If you get close to what human beings are like, you're writing about common experience. We all do much the same things, so if you nail somebody, then you've also nailed yourself."

"Performing is an experience, for me, that is as humbling as it is energizing."

"The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of me by experience. Now it surged up again and I hungered for books, new ways of looking and seeing."

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"A lie can be halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on."

"If the law is a bad law, there is always the contingent right to take action that you would not otherwise take."

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"Your strike will not win. You cannot be allowed to succeed."

"A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice."

"I sum up the prospects for 1967 in three short sentences. We are back on course. The ship is picking up speed. The economy is moving. Every seaman knows the command at such a moment: 'steady as she goes'."

"A leader has to 'appear' consistent. That doesn't mean he has to be consistent."

"You can never reach the promised land. You can march towards it."

"I am not proposing to seek your votes because there is a blue sky ahead today."

"The rule of law should be upheld by all political parties. They should neither advise others to break the law, nor encourage others to do so even when they strongly disagree with the legislation put forward by the government of the day."