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memories book writing
Memory is the friend of wit, but the treacherous ally of invention; there are many books that owe their success to two things; good memory of those who write them, and the bad memory of those who read them Charles Caleb Colton
memories appreciate literature
Contemporaries appreciate the person rather than their merit, posterity will regard the merit rather than the person.
memories mind firsts
Of all the faculties of the mind, memory is the first that flourishes, and the first that dies.
memories book reader
Many books owe their success to the good memories of their authors and the bad memories of their readers.
memories teaching should-have
All preceptors should have that kind of genius described by Tacitus, "equal to their business, but not above it;" a patient industry, with competent erudition; a mind depending more on its correctness than its originality, and on its memory rather than on its invention.
memories green lord
Lord, keep my memory green. Charles Dickens
memories husband men
I revere the memory of Mr. F. as an estimable man and most indulgent husband, only necessary to mention Asparagus and it appeared or to hint at any little delicate thing to drink and it came like magic in a pint bottle; it was not ecstasy but it was comfort.
memories dictator amnesia
Where would dictators be without our compliant amnesia? Make the collective lose its memory, you can conceal anything. Charles Stross
memories liberty might
If I forget, then it might as well never have happened. Memory is liberty.
syntax language uncertain
I'm still uncertain about the language declaration syntax... Dennis Ritchie
syntax sin taxes
Syntax must be bad, having sin and tax in it. Will Rogers
coherence dedicated ensure entity involved nations parts sustain system united
While many parts of the United Nations have been involved in the peace-building process, the system has lacked a dedicated entity to oversee the process, ensure its coherence or sustain it through the long haul. Kofi Annan
coherence developing increase policies regional
We must focus much more on developing countries' own policies and priorities, and increase policy and operational coherence between national, regional and multilateral actors. Anna Lindh
coherence satisfaction authenticity
A good novel should be deeply unsettling - its satisfactions should come from its authenticity and its formal coherence. We must feel something crucial is at stake. Dana Spiotta
coherence fluid process situation
It is a very fluid situation ... the process of SLM coherence is proceeding. Robert Zoellick
coherence control either fiscal guarantee measures party reminder tax unified unsettling
The 2001 and 2003 tax measures are an unsettling reminder that unified party control is no guarantee of either coherence or fiscal responsibility. David E. Price
coherence degrees evolution
In the evolution of mankind there has always been a certain degree of social coherence. Herbert Read
coherence judgment criteria
Our reliance on the validity of a scientific conclusion depends ultimately on a judgment of coherence; and as there can exist no strict criterion for coherence, our judgment of it must always remain a qualitative, nonformal, tacit, personal judgment. Michael Polanyi
coherence genuine gives ideas impulse reasoning rise spiritual ties
The genuine coherence of our ideas does not come from the reasoning that ties them together, but from the spiritual impulse that gives rise to them. Nicolas Davila