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Quotes by Writer
"I'm an underdog person, so I align myself with those who seem to be not considered valuable in polite society."
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"First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination."
61
"I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when looked at in the right way did not become still more complicated."
61
"Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car."
61
"Trust yourself. You've survived a lot, and you'll survive whatever is coming."
61
"When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him."
61
"A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short."
61
"Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love."
60
"The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason."
60
"Don't wait. The time will never be just right."
60
"People die all the time. Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and if possible, sincerely. It's too easy not to make the effort, then weep and wring your hands after the person dies."
60
"There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.There is another theory which states that this has already happened."
59
"Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing."
59
"The universe is full of doors."
59
"Be able to describe anything visual, such as a street scene, in words that convey your meaning."
59
"The best things are nearest: breath in your nostrils light in your eyes flowers at your feet duties at your hand the path of God just before you. Then do not grasp at the stars but do life's plain common work as it comes certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things of life."
59
"The human comedy is always tragic, but since its ingredients are always the same - dupe, fox, straight, like burlesque skits - the repetition through the ages is comedy."
59
"Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious."
59
"Sometimes we feel the loss of a prejudice as a loss of vigor."
59
"_____________________I'm lost for words."
59
"It is not that the meaning cannot be explained. But there are certain meanings that are lost forever the moment they are explained in words."
58
"Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still."
58
"You could hear him, literally, half a mile away when he opened up. He was at his peak then. He was, naturally, dying to get out of the place he was in, and he recorded for us his appeal for pardon to the governor."
58
"Stop looking for a partner. Focus on your goals and rebuilding your life. The right person will eventually find their way to you."
58
"If there is a substantial difference between a gay couple and a childless heterosexual couple, I'm unable to see it."
58
"I feel that everyone has a right to be insane."
58
"You can feel the whole world and still feel lost in it. So many people are in pain-- no matter how smart or accomplished--they cry, they yearn, they hurt. But instead of looking down on things, they look up, which is where I should have been looking, too. Because when the world quiets to the sound of your own breathing, we all want the same things: comfort, love and a peaceful heart."
58
"You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit, or it is nowhere."
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