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«I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.»
Author: Abigail Adams
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First Lady,
Writer)
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About:
Intelligence
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Keywords:
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«I read a great number of press reports and find comfort in the fact that they are nearly always conflicting.»
«In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action.»
«COMPROMISE, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and is deprived of nothing except what was justly his due.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
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Editor,
Journalist,
Writer)
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Keywords:
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«When your intellect, that is confused by the conflicting opinions and the ritualistic doctrine of the Vedas, shall stay steady and firm with the Self, then you shall attain Self-realization.»
Author: Bhagavad Gita
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Keywords:
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Veda
«Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to work at loggerheads, allowing you to be the ultimate arbiter.»
«True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.»
Author: Winston Churchill
(
Author,
Orator,
Prime Minister)
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About:
Genius
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Keywords:
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