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We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Category: Great

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. It is a sobering thought that when Mozart was my age he had been dead for two years.
  • 2. Anybody under the age of forty knows hip-hop gospel and R&ampB pretty well and it's all a part of what we consider to be 'black music.' There is a natural synergy between the three.
  • 3. Every age yearns for a more beautiful world. The deeper the desperation and the depression about the confusing present the more intense that yearning.

2 Amazing

  • 1. Hawaii was beautiful of course we played at Turtle Bay an amazing resort right on the ocean.
  • 2. I think the fact that I made enough noise in the world that I might be remembered is an amazing achievement. You can't ask for more than that.
  • 3. Well just meeting J. K. Rowling was amazing because she created all this world. And all the fans we all get so obsessed with it and then you met the one person who made it all up. It was just so amazing. And I was just so amazed that that she wrote this book and all of the films have happened.

3 Anger

  • 1. I don't play pyrotechnic scales. I play about frustration patience anger. Music is an extension of my soul.
  • 2. The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality it is startled out of its comfortable habits of thought and its first reaction is one of anger.
  • 3. All who consult on doubtful matters should be void of hatred friendship anger and pity.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. You marry somebody you love everything about them. You grow to learn about them. You never learn everything.
  • 2. But to sustain a marriage for 50 years you have to get real a little bit and find someone who is understanding and who you can grow with. My mom always says 'Marry the man who loves you a millimeter more.'
  • 3. And this year is going to be the 25th anniversary of the 17-0 team the only undefeated season.

5 Architecture

  • 1. The aesthetic of architecture has to be rooted in a broader idea about human activities like walking relaxing and communicating. Architecture thinks about how these activities can be given added value.
  • 2. I see the Beijing National Stadium as an architectural project. I accepted Herzog and De Meuron's invitation to collaborate on the design and our proposal won the competition. From beginning to end I stayed with the project. I am committed to fostering relationships between a city and its architecture.
  • 3. In fact it will be very easy to climb the building because of its shape and architecture.
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