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In my opinion we learn nothing from history except the infinite variety of men's behaviour. We study it, as we listen to music or read poetry, for pleasure, not for instruction
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Be independent of the good opinion of other people.
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We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.
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As far as I know, I have no pride of opinion.
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Normally, small talk is enough for me to form an opinion of someone. I make quick judgments, often completely wrong, and then stick by them rigidly.
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Until we know the assumptions in which we are drenched, we cannot know ourselves.
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When I was raped I lost my virginity and almost lost my life. I also discarded certain assumptions I had held about how the world worked and about how safe I was.
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The facile economic and psychological debunking of the theoretical life cannot do away with its irreducible beauties.
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Freedom of expression is no longer a political nicety, but a precondition for economic competitiveness.
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The WTO has one of the most impressive records in global economic governance, by promoting trade liberalisation and economic development.
