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Quote by Evelyn Waugh

“Only when one has lost all curiosity about the future has one reached the age to write an autobiography.”

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British writer known for his satirical and humorous style, with notable works including 'Vile Bodies' and 'Brideshead Revisited'. Waugh is renowned for his profound insights into 20th-century British society and culture. more

“A great biography should, like the close of a great drama, leave behind it a feeling of serenity. We collect into a small bunch the flowers, the few flowers, which brought sweetness into a life, and present it as an offering to an accomplished destiny. It is the dying refrain of a completed song, the final verse of a finished poem.”

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Author:Andre Maurois

“Biography is the only true history.”

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Author:Thomas Carlyle

“Aggression is inherently destructive of relationships. People and ideologies are pitted against each other, believing that in order to survive, they must destroy the opposition.”

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Author:Margaret J. Wheatley

“Aggression is the most common behavior used by many organizations, a nearly invisible medium that influences all decisions and actions.”

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Author:Margaret J. Wheatley

“Aggression only moves in one direction - it creates more aggression.”

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Author:Margaret J. Wheatley

“Female ambition is such a complicated thing to play because it is an aggressive quality, and people respond very badly to women exhibiting any kind of aggression.”

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Author:Romola Garai

“I think when there's enough will and aggression, there's no shortage of talent either.”

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Author:Jurgen Klinsmann

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