Rebecca West

"Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology."

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Dorothy Parker

"I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the roster of Those Who Do Things. I don't do any thing. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't even do that any more."

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Abraham Lincoln

"'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt."

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Peter Ustinov

"It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously."

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Thomas Pickering

"In archaeology you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known."

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