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Baring the ego in the late nineteenth century was one thing, but now, in the twenty-first century, it is a far more difficult matter. Creative professionals constantly have to find those realistic points of compromise between themselves and their environment. #HarukiMurakami

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Baring the ego in the late nineteenth century was one thing, but now, in the twenty-first century, it is a far more difficult matter. Creative professionals constantly have to find those realistic points of compromise between themselves and their environment. #HarukiMurakami — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 30, 2026
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Without quite stating it plainly to ourselves, we hope that we too will be appreciated as this... that someone will feel about us this way and not only forgive us our frayed, misshapen bodies and characters--but will come to love us precisely for these things. #TheSchoolOfLife

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Without quite stating it plainly to ourselves, we hope that we too will be appreciated as this... that someone will feel about us this way and not only forgive us our frayed, misshapen bodies and characters--but will come to love us precisely for these things. #TheSchoolOfLife — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 28, 2026
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The self-reliant attitude is more common in America because even as the unemployed are offered a helping hand, there are measures in place to make sure they are actively encouraged, even compelled, to find work. #LeeKuanYew

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The self-reliant attitude is more common in America because even as the unemployed are offered a helping hand, there are measures in place to make sure they are actively encouraged, even compelled, to find work. #LeeKuanYew — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 26, 2026
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The basic unit in the polity is not the citizen but the tribe. #LeeKuanYew

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The basic unit in the polity is not the citizen but the tribe. #LeeKuanYew — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 26, 2026
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While the earth was left to its natural fertility and covered with immense forests, whose trees were never mutilated by the axe, it would present on every side both sustenance and shelter for every species of animal. #JeanJacquesRousseau

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While the earth was left to its natural fertility and covered with immense forests, whose trees were never mutilated by the axe, it would present on every side both sustenance and shelter for every species of animal. #JeanJacquesRousseau — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 25, 2026
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By the end of [1950s], the average marriage age of women in America dropped to 20, and was still dropping, into the teens. [14M] girls were engaged by 17. The proportion of women attending college in comparison with men dropped from [47%] in 1920 to [35%] in 1958. #BettyFriedan

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By the end of [1950s], the average marriage age of women in America dropped to 20, and was still dropping, into the teens. [14M] girls were engaged by 17. The proportion of women attending college in comparison with men dropped from [47%] in 1920 to [35%] in 1958. #BettyFriedan — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 24, 2026
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The moment anyone becomes famous should always be considered--by those who really care for them--as a time for mourning. #TheSchoolOfLife

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The moment anyone becomes famous should always be considered--by those who really care for them--as a time for mourning. #TheSchoolOfLife — English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 23, 2026
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