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Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world Like a Colossus; and we petty men Walk under his huge legs, and peep about To find ourselves dishonourable graves.
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giant
persona
poetry
colossus
dishonor
grave
julius-caesar
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Chickenshit is so called - instead of horse- or bull- or elephant shit - because it is small-minded and ignoble and takes the trivial seriously.
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Stephen E. Ambrose |
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"To him, a stilted geometric love of arrangement was "system," and indefatigable and feverish interest in the pettiest facets of day-to-day bureaucracy was "industry", indecision when right was "caution", and blind stubbornness when wrong, "determination."
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Isaac Asimov |
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To come up against someone who appeared not to give a damn about exerting petty power almost restored his faith in the public.
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officialdom
officials
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power-games
petty
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Val McDermid |