If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of his strength, and the greater the effort the heavier the world bore down upon his shoulders -- what would you tell him to do? I don't know. What could he do? What would you tell him? To shrug.
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My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.
My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.
My advice is to look out for engineers. They begin with sewing machines and end up with nuclear bombs.
My advice is to look out for engineers. They begin with sewing machines and end up with nuclear bombs.
