“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
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“أتدري ما الظلم؟
الظلم أن تقرأ أربعين كتاباً كل عام، ثم يقولون إن العربي يقرأ ربع صفحة كل عام.
لقد وزعوا كل ما قرأت على ثلاثمائة مليون عربيّ!”
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الظلم أن تقرأ أربعين كتاباً كل عام، ثم يقولون إن العربي يقرأ ربع صفحة كل عام.
لقد وزعوا كل ما قرأت على ثلاثمائة مليون عربيّ!”
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“The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but 'That's funny...”
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“A quest for self-respect is proof of its lack”
― The Fountainhead
― The Fountainhead
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