“ On the trail of another man, the biographer must put up with finding himself at every turn; any biography uneasily shelters an autobiography within it. ”
- Paul Murray Kendall- Copy
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“ We will hereafter believe less history than ever, now that we have seen how it is made. ”
- Don Herold- Copy
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“ Each new day is a blank page in the diary of your life. The secret of success is in turning that diary into the best story you possibly can. ”
- Douglas Pagels- Copy
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“ I talk to Simon, I write to him. I never used to write a diary. But now I'm writing a diary to him. I think it's not just me, but lots of others, family and friends, can still feel him around. ”
- Petra Nemcova- Copy
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“ The past always looks better than it was because it isn't here. ”
- Finley Peter Dunne- Copy
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“ Providence conceals itself in the details of human affairs, but becomes unveiled in the generalities of history. ”
- Alphonse de Lamartine- Copy
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“ Mythology is psychology, misread as cosmology, history, and biography. ”
- Joseph Campbell- Copy
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“ The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error. ”
- Bertolt Brecht- Copy
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“ Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is for you. ”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson- Copy
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“ The surrounding that householders crave are glorified autobiographies. ”
- T. H. Gibblings- Copy
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“ King Juan Carlos would be worthy of a full biography as a major player in his country's history. Alas, my Spanish is not good enough to offer myself! ”
- Antonia Fraser- Copy
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“ What would you like history to say about you when it is all said and done. ”
- Lindsey Graham- Copy
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“ I have no trouble publishing in Soviet astrophysical journals, but my work is unacceptable to the American astrophysical journals. ”
- Hannes Alfven- Copy
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