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People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on read more
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them
Some people are like Slinkies - not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you read more
Some people are like Slinkies - not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.
I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can't be done.
I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can't be done.
Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who read more
Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.
The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set read more
The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."
There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating; people who know absolutely everything, and people who know read more
There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating; people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
Don't ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go and do that. read more
Don't ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.