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• When it came to the Vietnam War, Mr. McNamara was an early advocate of escalation but came to realize the flaws in the American approach earlier than many of his colleagues. Yet in public, he continued to defend the war.

  Samantha Power

  War, Vietnam, Realizing

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• Some counterfeits reproduce so very well the truth that it would be a flaw of judgment not to be deceived by them.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Would Be, Judgment, Deceived

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• People are made up of flaws.

  Amanda Seyfried

  People, Made

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• I'm attracted to playing characters that have flaws.

  Sarah Shahi

  Character

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• The fundamental flaw in Social Security and Medicare is that they violate the 'welfare principle' in economics. The welfare principle forms the fundamental basis of all charitable work in churches and other private organizations: assist those who need help, and equally important, don't assist individuals who can take care of themselves.

  Mark Skousen

  Charitable Work, Organization, Important

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• My confidence is easy to shake. I am very well aware of all of my flaws. I am aware of all the insecurities that I have.

  Taylor Swift

  Insecurity, Easy, Wells

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• Jane was my wicked stepmother: she was generous, affectionate and resourceful; she salvaged my schooling and I owe her an unknowable debt for that. One flaw: sometimes, early on, she would tell me things designed to make me think less of my mother, and I would wave her away, saying, Jane, this just backfires and makes me think less of you.

  Martin Amis

  Mother, Thinking, Wicked

  "When darkness met light" by Martin Amis, www.theguardian.com. May 11, 2000.

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• A lot of girls think they have flaws that really aren't flaws. I've never met a girl who was just so secure about everything.

  Kellan Lutz

  Girl, Thinking, Mets

  "Exclusive Twilight Interview: Rob, Kellan, and Jackson". www.seventeen.com. June 9, 2009.

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• Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Leadership, Errors, Stronger

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• I don't want a perfect character, I want a character who has, as strange as it sounds, some humanity, some flaws, some needs.

  Nicolas Cage

  Character, Perfect, Humanity

  "Not much rattling Nicolas Cage these days". Interview with Andrea Mineo, www.cnn.com. July 24, 2009.

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• I think anyone loves to play a character that is either evil to a certain extent or has a real definable character flaw. Those are always really fun, and, I think, funny.

  Steve Carell

  Fun, Real, Character

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• I don't normally talk about my religion publicly because I don't want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing. And I believe it is beautiful religion if you learn it the right way.

  Dave Chappelle

  Beautiful, Believe, People

  "On the Beach With Dave Chappelle". Interview with Simon Robinson, content.time.com. May 15, 2005.

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• I think my biggest flaw is my insecurity. I'm terribly insecure. I'm plagued with insecurities 24/7.

  Madonna Ciccone

  Insecure, Thinking, Insecurity

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• The cautious seldom err.

  Confucius

  Leadership, Mistake, Failure

  Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.171, Courier Corporation

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• I don't look in the mirror and think that I have flaws. I actually look in the mirror and see me. I see a lot of different characters and a lot of different things.

  Elisha Cuthbert

  Character, Thinking, Mirrors

  Interview With Kaleem Aftab, www.ign.com. December 6, 2007.

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• One difference between film noir and more straightforward crime pictures is that noir is more open to human flaws and likes to embed them in twisty plot lines.

  Roger Ebert

  Plot Lines, Differences, Noir

  Roger Ebert's review of "The Samaritan", www.rogerebert.com. May 16, 2012.

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• An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Truth

  Mahatma Gandhi (2005). “All Men Are Brothers”, p.72, A&C Black

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• The dilemma of modern medicine, and the underlying central flaw in medical education and, most of all, in the training of interns, is the irresistible drive to do something, anything. It is expected by patients and too often agreed to by their doctors, in the face of ignorance.

  Lewis Thomas

  Ignorance, Medicine, Doctors

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• To overcome poverty and the flaws of the economic crisis in our society, we need to envision our social life. We have to free our mind, imagine what has never happened before and write social fiction. We need to imagine things to make them happen. If you don't imagine, it will never happen.

  Muhammad Yunus

  Writing, Mind, Overcoming

  "Why Businesses Need to Reshape Society" by Muhammad Yunus, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 15, 2013.

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  There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Nuts, President, Done

  Kurt Vonnegut (2013). “If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young”, p.51, RosettaBooks

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• What was venerated as style was nothing more than an imperfection or flaw that revealed the guilty hand.

  Orhan Pamuk

  Hands, Imperfection, Style

  Orhan Pamuk (2011). “My Name Is Red”, p.22, Faber & Faber

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• And she was good to me: strong, fun, and fiercely loyal. And if I didn't have many other friends because of her-most girls were intimidated by her looks, or thought she was too pushy, or just flat-out feared for their boyfriends-it never bothered me. I never missed having a wide, thick circle of girlfriends: Rina was more than enough. We were comfortable with each other's flaws and weaknesses, so we stuck together and kept to ourselves.

  Sarah Dessen

  Girl, Strong, Fun

  Sarah Dessen (2004). “Dreamland”, p.29, Penguin

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• The great wheel of fire of ancient wisdom, silence and word engendering the myth of the origin, human action engendering the epic voyage toward the other; historical violence revealing the tragic flaw of the hero who must then return to the land of origin; myth of death and renewal and silence from which new words and images will arise, keeps on turning in spite of the blindness of purely lineal thought.

  Carlos Fuentes

  Hero, Epic, Fire

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• It should begin with friendship, I think. Suddenly I cannot look at him. It should begin with friendship and truly knowing who a person is, knowing his flaws and hopes and strengths and fears, knowing all of it. And admiring and caring for- loving the person because of all of those things... I know that now.

  Lisa Ann Sandell

  Caring, Thinking, Knowing

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• In effect, you're saying that if you knew how you oughtt to live, then the flaw is man could be controlled. If you knew how you ought to live, you wouldn't be forever screwing up the world. perhaps in fact the two things are actually one thing. Perhaps the flaw in man is exactly this: that he doesn't know how he ought to live.

  Daniel Quinn

  Men, Two, Forever

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