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    A man can be a hero if he is a scientist, or a soldier, or a drug addict, or a disc jockey, or a crummy mediocre politician. A man can be a hero because he suffers and despairs; or because he thinks logically and analytically; or because he is "sensitive;" or because he is cruel. Wealth establishes a man as a hero, and so does poverty. Virtually any circumstance in a man's life will make him a hero to some group of people and has a mythic rendering in the culture -- in literature, art, theater, or the daily newspapers.

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Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.

Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.

by Karl Marx Found in: History Quotes,
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As lousy as things are now, tomorrow they will be somebody's good old days.

As lousy as things are now, tomorrow they will be somebody's good old days.

by Gerald Barzan Found in: History Quotes, Past Quotes,
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The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.

The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise.

by Marcus T. Cicero Found in: History Quotes,
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The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and read more

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.

by Billy Joel Found in: History Quotes,
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Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.

Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.

by Vicki Baum Found in: Fame Quotes, History Quotes,
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Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.

Tell the FBI that the kidnappers should pick out a judge that Nixon wants back.

by William O. Douglas Found in: History Quotes,
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Time is my greatest enemy.

Time is my greatest enemy.

by Evita Peron Found in: History Quotes,
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History is fond of her grandchildren, for it offers them the marrow of the bones, which the previous generation had read more

History is fond of her grandchildren, for it offers them the marrow of the bones, which the previous generation had hurt its hands in breaking.

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The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.

The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.

by A. Whitney Brown Found in: History Quotes,
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