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Quote by Sinclair Lewis

“Writers have a rare power not given to anyone else: we can bore people long after we are dead.”

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American novelist known for his profound depiction of middle-class life in the United States. His notable works include 'Babbitt' and 'Main Street'. more

“Moderate giftedness has been made worthless by the printing press and radio and television and satellites and all that. A moderately gifted person who would have been a community treasure a thousand years ago has to give up, has to go into some other line of work, since modern communications put him or her into daily competition with nothing but world's champions.”

Source: Bluebeard

“For each of us there is a set limit to our intellectual powers which we cannot pass.”

Hard Work Limits Intellectual Encouragement

Author:Rene Descartes

“I don't have to take this abuse from you -- I have hundreds of people waiting in line to abuse me!”

People Waiting Lines Hard Work Abuse Encouragement Waiting In Line

Author:Bill Murray

“One's intelligence may march about and about a problem, but the solution does not come gradually into view. One moment it is not. The next it is there.”

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Book:To the Ends of the Earth

Source: To the Ends of the Earth

Quote by Sinclair Lewis

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