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The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next.

The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
I was pushed roughly but dispassionately onto my stomach and something went twice around my wrists and then tightened up as well, feeling like baling wire and biting cruelly.
I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.
One of the best rules in conversation is, never to say a thing which any of the company can reasonably wish had been left unsaid.
We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we are.
Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right.

Home is a place that awakens the most pleasant feelings and high emotions in soul of every person.

There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence.
I heard Jolu respond, then felt the thump he was dealt, too.
It is not enough to do good; one must do it the right way.
The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.
Life is divided into the horrible and the miserable.
Anything looked at closely becomes wonderful.
Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world.

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.

Better shun the bait, than struggle in the snare.
Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
We have too many high sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.
The perfect bureaucrat everywhere is the man who manages to make no decisions and escape all responsibility.
The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of stupidity attained by the bourgeois.
You couldn't even prove the White House staff sane beyond a reasonable doubt.

You know what's interesting about Washington? It's the kind of place where second-guessing has become second nature.

I like coincidences. They make me wonder about destiny, and whether free will is an illusion or just a matter of perspective. They let me speculate on the idea of some master plan that, from time to time, we're allowed to see out of the corner of our eye.
Nothing is as simple as we hope it will be.
Nobody is ever met at the airport when beginning a new adventure. It's just not done.
People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.
There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers.
Anger at lies lasts forever. Anger at truth can't last.
Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself. Illness is one of those things which a man should resist on principle.

I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming... suddenly you find - at the age of 50, say - that a whole new life has opened before you.

If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.
The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty.
Self-importance is our greatest enemy. Think about it - what weakens us is feeling offended by the deeds and misdeeds of our fellowmen. Our self-importance requires that we spend most of our lives offended by someone.
Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
I was the kid next door's imaginary friend.
I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally.
We learn and grow and are transformed not so much by what we do but by why and how we do it.

If you refuse to be made straight when you are green, you will not be made straight when you are dry.

Keep cool and you command everybody.
When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.
The charity that hastens to proclaim its good deeds, ceases to be charity, and is only pride and ostentation.
Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.
Anything looked at closely becomes wonderful.
Never read a book through merely because you have begun it.
The Past is to be respected and acknoledged, but not to be worshiped. It is our future in which we will find our greatness.

Someone went upside my head again.

Anger at lies lasts forever. Anger at truth can't last.
Now is the time for all good men to come to.
Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?
So little time and so little to do.
The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.
I write because I'm afraid to say some things out loud.
It had only one fault. It was kind of lousy.

I've grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure.

The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.
The truth is always a compound of two half- truths, and you never reach it, because there is always something more to say.
Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.
The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Where facts are few, experts are many.
There is nothing more dreadful than imagination without taste.

It is over 50 feet high.

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
Facts are the enemy of truth.
Laughing is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one spot.
Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it.
Be more prompt to go to a friend in adversity than in prosperity.
The hands behind me gave me another shove.
We learn something every day, and lots of times it's that what we learned the day before was wrong.

It is not enough to aim; you must hit.

Best wide-angle lens? Two steps backward. Look for the 'ah-ha'.
I'm glad I didn't have to fight in any war. I'm glad I didn't have to pick up a gun. I'm glad I didn't get killed or kill somebody. I hope my kids enjoy the same lack of manhood.
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.
You need only claim the event of your life to make yourself yours. When you truly possess all you have been and done, which may take some time, you are fierce with reality.
It had only one fault. It was kind of lousy.
Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially on their children than the unlived life of the parent.
He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.

Go through your phone book, call people and ask them to drive you to the airport. The ones who will drive you are your true friends. The rest aren't bad people; they're just acquaintances.

When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called forth by the memory of hours when we loved not enough.
An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
We play the hands of cards life gives us. And the worst hands can make us the best players.
If you're trying to take a roomful of people by surprise, it's a lot easier to hit your targets if you don't yell going through the door.
The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it.
True friends are those who really know you but love you anyway.
There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?

I kept talking. "Listen -- this is some kind of misunderstanding.

Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week.
It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.
The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.
Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.
If it weren't for baseball, many kids wouldn't know what a millionaire looked like.
Could you imagine how horrible things would be if we always told others how we felt? Life would be intolerably bearable.
I'm glad I didn't have to fight in any war. I'm glad I didn't have to pick up a gun. I'm glad I didn't get killed or kill somebody. I hope my kids enjoy the same lack of manhood.

Whether we want it or not, but we always reflect ourselves as personalities who adore some things and hate other ones, who have some preferences, habits and interests, when we do a repair.

You cannot be mad at somebody who makes you laugh - it's as simple as that.
To try to be better is to be better.
Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis.
He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave.
I'm struck by the insidious, computer-driven tendency to take things out of the domain of muscular activity and put them into the domain of mental activity. The transfer is not paying off. Sure, muscles are unreliable, but they represent several million years of accumulated finesse.
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.
Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us.

After the overtune the curtain went up.

All movements go too far.
Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.
A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

And there they found Guy Fawker about to fire a trail of gunpowder.

The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of stupidity attained by the bourgeois.
Above all things, never be afraid. The enemy who forces you to retreat is himself afraid of you at that very moment.
Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us.
Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.
What makes the engine go? Desire, desire, desire.
Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.
Order is not pressure which is imposed on society from without, but an equilibrium which is set up from within.

In Russia the weather is very cold in winter in winter and very warm in summer, people usually wear too much clothes in winter ? warm sweaters, jeans, tights, winter boots and fur-coats, mittens, scarves, hats and other warm things.

A moment later, I caught my breath, but I didn't say anything.
I like coincidences. They make me wonder about destiny, and whether free will is an illusion or just a matter of perspective. They let me speculate on the idea of some master plan that, from time to time, we're allowed to see out of the corner of our eye.
There isn?t much better in this life than finding a way to spend a few hours in conversation with people you respect and love. You have to carve this time out of your life because you aren?t really living without it.
The car rocked back and forth and tipped uphill.
Over the years your bodies become walking autobiographies, telling friends and strangers alike of the minor and major stresses of your lives.
You have to recognize when the right place and the right time fuse and take advantage of that opportunity. There are plenty of opportunities out there. You can't sit back and wait.
Your parents, they give you your life, but then they try to give you their life.

Science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common sense rounded out and minutely articulated.

You can go a long way with bad legs and a good head.
We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.
There is no nonsense so errant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action.
I guess we'd be living in a boring, perfect world if everybody wished everybody else well.
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.
I'd never looked down the barrel of a gun before, but everything you've heard about the experience is true.

New York is the largest city in USA.

Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.
I ran the wrong kind of business, but I did it with integrity.
Peace is when time doesn't matter as it passes by.
He will always be a slave who does not know how to live upon a little.
There is nothing more dreadful than imagination without taste.
Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
No one gossips about other people's secret virtues.

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