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When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents, in the construction of the state, will be of no service. They will become flatterers instead of legislators; the instruments, not the guides, of the people.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Auction Become Choose Construction Guides Instead Instruments Leaders Legislators Make People Popularity Service State Talents Themselves Will

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People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.

~Edmund Hillary

Topics: Accomplish Become Decide Extraordinary Extraordinary Things People Things

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I can remember when I first went into the Himalayan area way back in 1951. Money, for instance, was not important at all to the local people. But now, finance has become just as important to them as it is to us, and this is a change maybe not for the better.

~Edmund Hillary

Topics: Area Back Become Better Change Finance First Important Instance Just Local Maybe Money Now People Remember Remember When Them Us Way I Can

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When I was 50 years old, I actually decided to draw up a list of half a dozen things that I really hadn't done very well, and I was going to make efforts to improve. One of them was skiing, and I really did become a very much better skier.

~Edmund Hillary

Topics: Actually Become Better Decided Did Done Dozen Draw Efforts Going Half Improve List Make Much Old Really Skier Skiing Them Things Up Very Well Years

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Becoming a 'Sir' is slightly uncomfortable at first, although it is a considerable honor. It is amazing how quickly you become accustomed to it.

~Edmund Hillary

Topics: Accustomed Although Amazing Become Becoming Considerable First Honor How Quickly Sir Slightly Uncomfortable You

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The American world had - seemingly, at least - become a Jeffersonian world by the election of 1800, which placed Thomas Jefferson in the presidency. Jefferson had been Hamilton's rival in the new government's early years, and Hamilton has figured in the public memory almost as much for that rivalry as for his positive achievements.

~Edmund Morgan

Topics: Achievements Almost American Become Been Early Early Years Election Figured Government Had Hamilton His Jefferson Least Memory Much New Placed Positive Presidency Public Rival Rivalry Seemingly Thomas Thomas Jefferson Which World Years

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My view is that innovation has declined in the everyday processes that businesses tinker with incrementally as they try to become more productive over time.

~Edmund Phelps

Topics: Become Businesses Declined Everyday Innovation More Over Processes Productive Time Tinker Try View

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In the heat of our campaigns, we have all become accustomed to a little anger and exaggeration. Yet, on the whole, our political process has served us well.

~Edmund S. Muskie

Topics: Accustomed Anger Become Campaigns Exaggeration Heat Little Our Political Political Process Process Served Us Well Whole

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Stronger by weakness, wiser men become.

~Edmund Waller

Topics: Become Men Stronger Weakness Wiser

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I do probably come down a little hard on a group of people I call the 'blue chip gays.' I mean people who have managed to become very, very famous and are still very famous partly through staying in the closet, like Jasper Johns, Cy Twombly, Susan Sontag, Harold Brodkey and others.

~Edmund White

Topics: Become Blue Call Chip Closet Come Down Famous Gays Group Hard Harold Like Little Mean Mean People Others Partly People Staying Still Susan Through Very Who

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