Belief in Facts - the Greatest American Superstition

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Perfection, fortunately, is not the only alternative to mediocrity. A more sensible alternative is excellence. Striving for excellence is stimulation and rewarding; striving for perfection – in practically anything – is both neurotic and futile. – Edwin C. Bliss

Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other. – Benjamin Franklin

Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Not to transmit an experience is to betray it. – Elie Wiesel

Atychiphobia, n. fear of failure. – Josefa Heifetz Bryne

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation. - H.H. Munro

The greatest American superstition is belief in facts. Hermann A. Keyserling

In the game of life it’s a good idea to have a few early losses, which relieve you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season. – Bill Vaughan

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