Wise people... Are so wise and practical that they always know to a dot just why something cannot be done; they always know the limitations.

Henry Ford

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Topic

Thinking outside the box Thinking big Innovation Creativity

Author

Henry Ford

Source

My Life and Work

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1922 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Industrialist Entrepreneur Businessperson

From

United States

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Citation

Ford, Henry and Samuel Crowther. My Life and Work. Doubleday, 1922, ch. 1.

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We have buried the putrid corpse of liberty.

Benito Mussolini

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Topic
Fascism

Author

Benito Mussolini
Language
Italian
Time
1923 1920s 20th century
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Original Citation

Mussolini, Benito. "Forza e consenso [Strength and Consent]." Da Gerarchia. Mar. 1923.

Current Citation

Casanova, Giacomo. History of My Life, vols. 1-2, translated by William Trask. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997, preface.

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The true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Topic
Creativity Innovation Invention
Speaker
Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.