It is the true nature of mankind to learn from mistakes, not from example.
—Fred Hoyle
Topics: Mistakes, Failures
It is a mistake to imagine that potentially great men are rare. It is the conditions that permit the promise of greatness to be fulfilled that are rare. What is so difficult to achieve is the cultural background that permits potential greatness to be converted into actual greatness.
—Fred Hoyle
Topics: Greatness
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