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Limited information is available about Theodore Zeldin, who was born on August 22, 1933, and is of an unknown profession.

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“To idolise a person means you don't get to know them, and the idea that you can become one is a myth, and it also means that you don't need to talk to one another because you're the same person.”

Knows Needs Mean Persons Ideas Myth

Author:Theodore Zeldin

“The Renaissance… was based on a new idea of the importance of the individual. But this was a fragile foundation, because individuals depended on constant applause and admiration to sustain them. There is a shortage of applause in the world, and there is not enough respect to go around.”

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Book:An Intimate History Of Humanity

Source: An Intimate History Of Humanity

“The brain is full of lonely ideas, begging you to make some sense of them, to recognize them as interesting. The lazy brain just files them away in old pigeonholes, like a bureaucrat who wants an easy life. The lively brain picks and chooses and creates new works of art out of ideas.”

Want Art Ideas Easy Interesting Brain Picks Lonely Lazy Works Of Art Files Begging Lively Bureaucrats Easy Life New Work Begging You

Author:Theodore Zeldin

“All invention and progress comes from finding a link between two ideas that have never met.”

Two Ideas Progress Mets Findings Invention Links

Author:Theodore Zeldin

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Born: August 22, 1933
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Quotes: 37

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