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Boethius Philosopher, Theologian
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"And no renown can render you well-known: For if you think that fame can lengthen life By mortal famousness immortalized, The day will come that takes your fame as well, And there a second death for you awaits."

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Carl Jung Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst
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"Everyone knows nowadays that people 'have complexes'. What is not so well known, though far more important theoretically, is that complexes can have us."

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Clint Eastwood Actor, Director, Producer
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"I had one well known director who kept saying, "Now Clint, this is what ...." And I'd say, "I know. I read the script. I'm the one who cast you as the director. Let me show you and you'll correct me if I'm wrong.""

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George Eliot Novelist, Poet, Journalist
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"It is well known to all experienced minds that our firmest convictions are often dependent on subtle impressions for which words are quite too coarse a medium."

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Noam Chomsky Linguist, Philosopher, Activist
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"It is now well-known that the Taliban's creation was facilitated by the CIA and the ISI as part of the 1980s anti-Soviet war."

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