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Authors of the 20th century

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Government and Politics
'Smart power' is the use of American power in ways that would help prevent and resolve conflict - not just send our military in.
Hillary Clinton
PoliticianAmerican1947 · 20th century
4.0 · 12 votes · 20 reads
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Society
A banker is a fellow who lends his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain.
Mark Twain
WriterAmerican1835 · 19th century
3.9 · 62 votes · 136 reads
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Art and Culture
'The Simpsons' appearances were great fun. But I don't take them too seriously. I think 'The Simpsons' have treated my disability responsibly.
Stephen Hawking
PhysicistEnglish1942 · 20th century
3.5 · 30 votes · 21 reads
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Feelings
A broken heart is a very pleasant complaint for a man in London if he has a comfortable income.
George Bernard Shaw
WriterIrish1856 · 19th century
3.1 · 21 votes · 88 reads
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Science and Technology
3D is a way of organizing things, particularly as we're getting much more media information on the computer, a lot more choices, a lot more navigation than we've ever had before.
Bill Gates
BusinessmanAmerican1955 · 20th century
3.2 · 31 votes · 83 reads
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Government and Politics
A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, 'Huh. It works. It makes sense.'
Barack Obama
PoliticianAmerican1961 · 20th century
5.0 · 16 votes · 95 reads
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Society
A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.
Albert Einstein
PhysicistGerman1879 · 19th century
4.4 · 38 votes · 93 reads
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Various
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
Winston Churchill
PoliticianBritish1874 · 19th century
4.9 · 5 votes · 188 reads
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Society
A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.
Steve Jobs
BusinessmanAmerican1955 · 20th century
4.2 · 32 votes · 180 reads
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Society
A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know.
Henry Louis Mencken
JournalistAmerican1880 · 19th century
4.2 · 45 votes · 77 reads
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