Famous quote by Brooks Atkinson

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"In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time. For every age has consisted of crises that seemed intolerable to the people who lived through them"

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This quote is written / told by Brooks Atkinson between November 28, 1894 and January 14, 1984. He/she was a famous Critic from USA. The author also have 9 other quotes.

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"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"

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"A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit"

"First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people"

"The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy"