It is not always by plugging away at a difficulty and sticking to it that one overcomes it; often it is by working on the one next to it. Some things and some people have to be approached obliquely, at an angle.
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"It is not always by plugging away at a difficulty and sticking to it that one overcomes it; often it is by working on the one next to it. Some things and some people have to be approached obliquely, at an angle." — Andre Gide
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It is not always by plugging away at a difficulty and sticking to it that one overcomes it; often it is by working on the one next to it. Some things and some people have to be approached obliquely, at an angle. — Andre Gide
About Andre Gide
Andre Gide was a Novelist from France (1869–1951).
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Who said "It is not always by plugging away at a difficulty and sticking to it that one o…"?
This quote is attributed to Andre Gide, a Novelist from France.
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Andre Gide lived from 1869 – 1951.