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Quote by Bryce Courtenay

“Words are like diamonds. Polish them too much, and all you get are pebbles.”

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Bryce Courtenay was an Australian novelist known for his poignant and emotionally charged works. His novels often set in the Australian outback, delve into the complexities of human nature and the resilience of life. more

“You can reach a situation where things of intelligence and refinement and culture can be considered elite, and things that are crass and ignorant can be considered to be real and of the people. And when you begin to have the mass of populus striving for something that's not worth striving for, then tremendous amounts of energy go into...the maintenance of that which is worthless.”

People Real Culture Energy Situation Amount Mass Strive Ignorant Being Real Elites Worthless Maintenance Refinement Crass

Author:Wynton Marsalis

“You can't be wise without being intelligent, but you certainly can be intelligent without being wise.”

Wise Intelligent Being Wise

Author:Marilyn vos Savant

“You can't change what happened. Just like you can't change the future by worrying about it. You just have to keep moving.”

Moving Worry Happened Like You Keep Moving Can't Change

Author:Bernie Mac

“You either build up or you tear down. You either keep in the light where you can see, or you stand in the dark and fight everything that comes near you, because you can't see and you think it's an enemy.”

Thinking Light Fighting Dark Enemy Tears

Book:The Lost Prince

Source: The Lost Prince

Quote by Bryce Courtenay

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