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“Freedom of expression must be considered sacred and thought can only be corrected by counter thought.”

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Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian film writer known for his profound insights into Egyptian society and culture. His works extensively covered historical, religious, and contemporary social issues, profoundly influencing Egyptian cinema. more

“I believe in active citizenship, for men and women equally, as a simple matter of right and justice. I believe we will have better government in all of our countries when men and women discuss public issues together and make their decisions on the basis of their different areas of experience and their common concern for the welfare of their families and their world.”

Source: What I Hope to Leave Behind: The Essential Essays of Eleanor Roosevelt

“Thomas A. Edison was once reluctantly persuaded by his wife to attend one of the big social functions of the season in New York. At last the inventor managed to escape the crowd of people vying for his attention, and sat alone unnoticed in a corner. Edison kept looking at his watch with a resigned expression on his face. A friend edged near to him unnoticed and heard the inventor mutter to himself with a sigh, "If there were only a dog here!"”

People Ifs Bigs Lasts Faces Social Attention Watches Wife Heard Dog New York Expression Seasons Function Crowds Corners Sat Sigh Inventor Unnoticed Resigned

Author:Edmund Fuller

“I do not believe that a child can be reformed by lock and key and bars, or that fear can ever develop a child's character.”

Believe Children Character Keys Bars Locks Lock And Key

Author:Edward J. Flanagan

“Nationalism must now be added to the refuse pile of superstitions. We are now citizens of the world, and the man who divides the race into elect Irishmen and reprobate foreign devils (especially Englishmen) had better live on the Blaskets where he can admire himself without disturbance.”

Men World Race He Man Citizens Devil Refuse Admire Nationalism Divides Superstitions Englishmen Disturbance Irishmen

Author:George Bernard Shaw

“The dog has no ambition, no self-interest, no desire for vengeance, no fear other than that of displeasing.”

Self Desire Interest Dog Ambition Vengeance No Fear Self Interest

Author:Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

“Here's the secret that every successful software company is based on: You can domesticate programmers the way beekeepers tame bees. You can't exactly communicate with them, but you can get them to swarm in one place and when they're not looking, you can carry off the honey.”

Way Secret Company Successful Communicate Software Honey Bees Programmers Swarms Software Company

Author:Orson Scott Card

“Use of paper has continued to soar. It is as though paper is taking its revenge on the futurists - not that any futurist has ever lost business because of a wrong prediction.”

Use Lost Paper Revenge Predictions Soar Futurist

Author:Edward Tenner

“Americans don't want leadership. They want alchemy.”

Want Alchemy

Author:Michael Kinsley

“Reactionary: One who wants the rules enforced so nobody can take his pile away from him the way he got it from others.”

Way Want Reactionaries

Author:Evan Esar

“In romance, as in life, you only learn when you're losing.”

Romance Losing

Author:Garrison Keillor

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