Quotes by James A. Michener

"An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it."

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"The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality."

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"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home."

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"Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them."

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