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    The man who will follow precedent, but never create one, is merely an obvious example of the routineer. You find him desperately numerous in the civil service, in the official bureaus. To him government is something given as unconditionally, as absolutely as ocean or hill. He goes on winding the tape that he finds. His imagination has rarely extricated itself from under the administrative machine to gain any sense of what a human, temporary contraption the whole affair is. What he thinks is the heavens above him is nothing but the roof.

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When all men think alike, no one thinks very much.

When all men think alike, no one thinks very much.

by Walter Lippmann Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and read more

What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and images of various objects, provided they are content and don't know what they miss, and the philosopher who has emerged from the cave and sees the real things?

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Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open.

Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open.

by Lord Thomas Dewar Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not.

The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not.

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Pointing out the comic elements of a situation can bring a sense of proportion and perspective to what might otherwise read more

Pointing out the comic elements of a situation can bring a sense of proportion and perspective to what might otherwise seem an overwhelming problem.

by Harvey Mindess Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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The observation of others is coloured by our inability to observe ourselves impartially. We can never be impartial about anything read more

The observation of others is coloured by our inability to observe ourselves impartially. We can never be impartial about anything until we can be impartial about our own organism. - Essays and Aphorisms.

by A. R. Orage Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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It's good to shut up sometimes.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

by Marcel Marceau Found in: Perspective Quotes,
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To measure the man, measure his heart.

To measure the man, measure his heart.

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Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to.

Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to.

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