The reasonable man

The reasonable man
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.
  

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This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges
Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.
Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.
Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.
A lie has no leg, but a scandel has wings
In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.
We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.
You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.
Old fools are more foolish than you ones.
You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.
Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.
Constantrepetition carries conviction.