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I desire to leave to the men that come after me a remembrance of me in good works.
I desire to leave to the men that come after me a remembrance of me in good works.
Good people are always so sure they're right.
Good people are always so sure they're right.
The future is just old age and illness and pain.... I must have peace and this is the only way.
The future is just old age and illness and pain.... I must have peace and this is the only way.
They tried to get me - I got them first!
(suicide by drinking Lysol).
They tried to get me - I got them first!
(suicide by drinking Lysol).
Dear World, I am leaving you because I am bored. I feel I have lived long enough. I am leaving read more
Dear World, I am leaving you because I am bored. I feel I have lived long enough. I am leaving you with your worries in this sweet cesspool - good luck.
Professor Goddard does not know the relation between action and reaction and the need to have something better than a read more
Professor Goddard does not know the relation between action and reaction and the need to have something better than a vacuum against which to react. He seems to lack the basic knowledge ladled out daily in high schools. -- 1921 New York Times editorial about Robert Goddard's revolutionary rocket work.
If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said read more
If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can't do this. -- Spencer Silver on the work that led to the unique adhesives for 3-M Post-It Notepads.
The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C,' the idea must be feasible. read more
The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C,' the idea must be feasible. -- A Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. (Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.).
I am still progressing.
I am still progressing.
