E. Digby Baltzell quotes
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“A well-trained man knows how to answer questions; an educated man knows what questions are worth asking.”
-- E. Digby BaltzellSource : E. Digby Baltzell (2018). “Judgment and Sensibility: Religion and Stratification”, p.191, Routledge
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“The downfall of every civilization comes, not from the moral corruption of the common man, but rather from the moral complacency of common men in high places.”
-- E. Digby Baltzell
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“I found I wasn't asking good enough questions because I assumed I knew something.”
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Source : "TechStar Interview: Alan Patricof". Interview with Bill Robinson, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 25, 2011.
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“The principle of Sturgeon's Razor states that the simplest answer to any problem is 90% crap”
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“Someone once asked me... whether I waited for inspiration. My answer was: "Every day!"”
Source : Aaron Copland (2011). “What to Listen For in Music”, p.27, Penguin
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“If the patient has been to more than four physicians, nutrition is probably the medical answer.”
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