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In the absences of a decent time machine, fiction remains the most sturdy vehicle for visiting other eras.: Tom Nolan, in The Wall Street Journal
The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.: Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - ), "Technology and the Future" (Clarke's second law)
Acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.: Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.: Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902)
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Thank you for sending me a copy of your book. I'll waste no time reading it.: Moses Hadas (1900 - 1966)
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I don't think necessity is the mother of invention - invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.: Agatha Christie (1890 - 1976), An Autobiography, 1977
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Working in the garden...gives me a profound feeling of inner peace.: Ruth Stout
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Inner wisdom is more important than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), Stanford Commencement Adress, 2008
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Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.: Brendan Gill
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't the fine line between sanity and madness gotten finer?: George Price
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You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men.: Max Beerbohm (1872 - 1956)
Nihilism is best done by professionals.: Iggy Pop
I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time.: Anna Freud (1895 - 1982)
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The world is round; it has no point.: Adrienne E. Gusoff
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What's the difference between a boyfriend and a husband? About 30 pounds.: Cindy Gardner
When something that honest is said it usually needs a few minutes of silence to dissipate.: Pamela Ribon, Why Girls Are Weird, 2003
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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.: George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), "Mrs. Warren's Profession" (1893) act II
I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming that comes when you finish the life of the emotions and of personal relations; and suddenly find - at the age of fifty, say - that a whole new life has opened before you, filled with things you can think about, study, or read about...It is as if a fresh sap of ideas and thoughts was rising in you.: Agatha Christie (1890 - 1976), An Autobiography, 1977
Be contented when you have got all you want.: Holbrook Jackson
I've stopped drinking, but only while I'm asleep.: George Best