His ignorance is encyclopedic.
Abba Eban
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His ignorance is encyclopedic.
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His ignorance is encyclopedic
ABBA EBAN Every now and then you meet a man whose ignorance is encyclopedic.
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It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say.
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Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals.
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History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternative...
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I think that this is the first war in history that on the morrow the victors sued for peace and the ...
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You can't achieve anything without getting in someone's way
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A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually
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History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they
have exhausted all other alternativ...
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Time and again these governments have rejected proposals today, and longed for them tomorrow
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The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies o...
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Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.
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A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture ...
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Better to be disliked than pitied
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When I was first here, we had the advantages of the underdog. Now we have the disadvantages of the o...
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A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.
ABBA EBAN ![]()
Israel is not an aviary.
ABBA EBAN ![]()
The idea that any one of our religions represents the infallible word of the One True God requires a...
SAM HARRIS It is better to be kept in the dark and continue on your merry way, than to be told a lie and to be ...
IRENEE HOUNGBLAME Don't die, Abba, Don't!
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I'm a believer in 'Ignorance is bliss.'
JULIANNA MARGULIES God bless this encyclopedic Mr. Google, whoever he was.
JASON HELLER ![]()
When I was 25, Abba was formed. After Abba I made three solo albums. Maybe I have been productive en...
AGNETHA FALTSKOG Mr. Duceppe is displaying his total ignorance,
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A man is responsible for his ignorance.
MILAN KUNDERA ![]()
I think it's better to not know certain things. It gives the world an extra bit of mystery, which is...
B.J. NOVAK ![]()
The happiest countries, like the happiest women, have no history.
L.M. MONTGOMERY Abba is not Hebrew, the language of liturgy, but Aramaic, the language of home and everyday life …...
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His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge.
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE This is why she hates Alabaster: not because he is more powerful, not even because he is crazy, but ...
N.K. JEMISIN He who is not aware of his ignorance will only be misled by his knowledge.
RICHARD WHATLEY No stroller – because I don’t want to. Breastfeeding – because I want to. Travel – because I...
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The death of Jesus Christ on the cross is His greatest single act of unwavering trust in His Abba’...
BRENNAN MANNING For all of his bravado, obnoxiousness, hatred, and vitriol, the scariest thing about Trump, to me, i...
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To succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discern who is a fo...
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What clever man has ever needed to commit a crime? Crime is the last resort of political half-wits.
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The bold defiance of a woman is the certain sign of her shame, - when she has once ceased to blush, ...
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She is such a good friend that she would throw all her acquaintances into the water for the pleasure...
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A court is an assembly of noble and distinguished beggars.
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Since the masses are always eager to believe something, for their benefit nothing is so easy to arra...
CHARLES MAURICE DE TALLEYRAND ![]()
Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.
CHARLES MAURICE DE TALLEYRAND ![]()
Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
CHARLES MAURICE DE TALLEYRAND ![]()
Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great man.
CHARLES MAURICE DE TALLEYRAND ![]()
The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence.
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Mistrust first impulses; they are nearly always good.
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Show me another pleasure like dinner which comes every day and lasts an hour.
CHARLES MAURICE DE TALLEYRAND ![]()
I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep.
CHARLES MAURICE DE TALLEYRAND ![]()
Ones reputation is like a shadow, it is gigantic when it precedes you, and a pigmy in proportion whe...
CHARLES MAURICE DE TALLEYRAND ![]()
The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proporti...
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Without freedom of the press, there can be no representative government.
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Too much sensibility creates unhappiness and too much insensibility creates crime.
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Merit, however inconsiderable, should be sought for and rewarded. Methods are the master of masters.
CHARLES MAURICE DE TALLEYRAND ![]()
War is much too serious a thing to be left to military men.
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If we go on explaining we shall cease to understand one another.
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Ignorance is not bliss -- ignorance is ignorance.
SOURCE UNKNOWN The ignorance of a leader is inverse to that of his followers.
CHAD CARDOTT He that boasts of his own knowledge proclaims his ignorance
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And his best riches, ignorance of wealth.
OLIVER GOLDSMITH ![]()
Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise.
THOMAS GRAY Ignorance is bliss, or so we're told. Personally, I find ignorance is also destiny.
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Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE ![]()
Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE ![]()
Here is true immorality: ignorance and stupidity; the devil is nothing but this. His name is Legion.
GUSTAVE FLAUBERT ![]()
Russia probably knows the true cost of revolutions better than most other countries.
SERGEI LAVROV ![]()
The longest journey is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who has started upon ...
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD ![]()
At pivotal moments throughout history, there have always been grey areas, and there likely will be i...
SAFAK PAVEY ![]()
Many female politicians get intimidated by the aggressive behaviour of men. I don't. Not because...
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Families with disabled children are praying for their kids to die before them because they have no s...
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The government in Turkey, which represents the powerful, traditionalist mass, is very comfortable cr...
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I believe in peace-building in any kind of platform, be it a political platform like Parliament or n...
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Bear in mind how valuable a secular Turkey is for the world.
SAFAK PAVEY ![]()
The discourse of the West and the attitudes of its leaders are important because they influence publ...
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I certainly do not support excluding faith from public life.
SAFAK PAVEY ![]()
One of women's greatest values is compassion.
SAFAK PAVEY ![]()
I come from a fragmented society. A country proud to serve as a bridge between Europe and Asia yet u...
SAFAK PAVEY ![]()
It is well known that Turkey has more imprisoned journalists than any other country, but as a result...
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Priority is placed on the chastity of women. You can be corrupt, or a murderer and still hold your h...
SAFAK PAVEY If a close ally of Iran like Syria went to Iran and said, 'This peace is in our interest,' w...
WALID MUALLEM It's very strange that you condemn me as a terrorist at the same time as you call on me to help ...
WALID MUALLEM I think Hillary Clinton is a good and effective secretary of state.
WALID MUALLEM In principle... no government in the world can accept an armed terrorist group, some of them coming ...
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The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill.
HAROLD NICOLSON ![]()
We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts.
HAROLD NICOLSON If you want to be a real human being - a real woman, a real man - you cannot tolerate things which p...
STEPHANE HESSEL ![]()
The pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory or defeat. The pursuit...
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD A beach is not only a sweep of sand, but shells of sea creatures, the sea glass, the seaweed, the in...
HENRY GRUNWALD ![]()
It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD I'd love to have a proper sailing boat and go around the world.
JONATHAN POWELL ![]()
Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the duty of so living you...
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD ![]()
'Freedom from fear' could be said to sum up the whole philosophy of human rights.
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If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer.
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Time always seems long to the child who is waiting - for Christmas, for next summer, for becoming a ...
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD ![]()
If even dying is to be made a social function, then, grant me the favor of sneaking out on tiptoe wi...
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD ![]()
Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away...
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD ![]()
Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD ![]()
Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.
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God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when...
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Everything will be all right - you know when? When people, just people, stop thinking of the United ...
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD Even on television, the wavelengths that you use, they have to be distributed between countries.
HANS BLIX 
His ignorance is encyclopedic. 
His ignorance is encyclopedic 
Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals. 
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they
have exhausted all other alternativ... 
The idea that any one of our religions represents the infallible word of the One True God requires a... 
I'm a believer in 'Ignorance is bliss.' 
When I was 25, Abba was formed. After Abba I made three solo albums. Maybe I have been productive en... 
A man is responsible for his ignorance. 
I think it's better to not know certain things. It gives the world an extra bit of mystery, which is... 
The happiest countries, like the happiest women, have no history. 
His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge. 
The death of Jesus Christ on the cross is His greatest single act of unwavering trust in His Abba’... 
To succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discern who is a fo... 
She is such a good friend that she would throw all her acquaintances into the water for the pleasure... 
Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love. 
Ignorance is not bliss -- ignorance is ignorance. 
And his best riches, ignorance of wealth. 
Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise. 
Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head. 
Here is true immorality: ignorance and stupidity; the devil is nothing but this. His name is Legion. 
Russia probably knows the true cost of revolutions better than most other countries. 
The longest journey is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who has started upon ... 
At pivotal moments throughout history, there have always been grey areas, and there likely will be i... 
Many female politicians get intimidated by the aggressive behaviour of men. I don't. Not because... 
The government in Turkey, which represents the powerful, traditionalist mass, is very comfortable cr... 
The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill. 
Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the duty of so living you... 
Everything will be all right - you know when? When people, just people, stop thinking of the United ...