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A Dutch person's feedback can indeed be both brutally honest yet delightfully polite--but only if the recipient is Dutch. If you happen to come from one of the 195 or so societies in the world... politeness is downright insulting, offensive, and yes, rude. #ErinMeyer

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A Dutch person's feedback can indeed be both brutally honest yet delightfully polite--but only if the recipient is Dutch. If you happen to come from one of the 195 or so societies in the world... politeness is downright insulting, offensive, and yes, rude. #ErinMeyer — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Apr 12, 2026
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People I knew who finished their undergraduate degrees or trade programs were better for it. Not 'good,' necessarily... But far better than those who withdrew and drifted... The sacrifices thereby entailed matured those who endured and made them better people. #JordanPeterson

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People I knew who finished their undergraduate degrees or trade programs were better for it. Not 'good,' necessarily... But far better than those who withdrew and drifted... The sacrifices thereby entailed matured those who endured and made them better people. #JordanPeterson — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Apr 12, 2026
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But down through the centuries, man has developed a mind that separates him from the world of reality, the world of natural laws. This mind tries too hard, wears itself out, and ends up weak and sloppy. Such a mind, even if of high intelligence, is inefficient. #BenjaminHoff

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But down through the centuries, man has developed a mind that separates him from the world of reality, the world of natural laws. This mind tries too hard, wears itself out, and ends up weak and sloppy. Such a mind, even if of high intelligence, is inefficient. #BenjaminHoff — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Apr 11, 2026
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When people's judgments deviate from a normative model, as they so often do, we have a puzzle to solve. #StevenPinker

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When people's judgments deviate from a normative model, as they so often do, we have a puzzle to solve. #StevenPinker — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Apr 10, 2026
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Other people's thoughts and feelings have to be communicated to you somehow, but your own are so immediate, urgent, real. #DavidBrooks

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Other people's thoughts and feelings have to be communicated to you somehow, but your own are so immediate, urgent, real. #DavidBrooks — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Apr 9, 2026
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The cliche of the 'average immigrant' being an economic boon for the country only works when such exceptions are made to appear as though they are the rule. #DouglasMurray

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The cliche of the 'average immigrant' being an economic boon for the country only works when such exceptions are made to appear as though they are the rule. #DouglasMurray — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Apr 7, 2026
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If you overly protect your children they will fear failure and avoid pain. But failure and pain are twin teachers of important lessons. Unless your children fully experience both how will they know they have nothing to fear? #WilliamMartin

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If you overly protect your children they will fear failure and avoid pain. But failure and pain are twin teachers of important lessons. Unless your children fully experience both how will they know they have nothing to fear? #WilliamMartin — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Apr 5, 2026
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