"Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before."
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"She was not too young to be wise, but she was too young to know that wisdom shouldn't be spoken aloud when you are happy."
"Anyone who thinks they can write the perfect comedy that everyone will love is a fool. I can only write what I think is funny and hope that there is a likeminded audience out there."
"Never forget that there are only two philosophies to rule your life: the one of the cross, which starts with the fast and ends with the feast. The other of Satan, which starts with the feast and ends with the headache."
"4 in 5 Americans disapprove of the job Congress is doing, which begs the question: Are 1 in 5 Americans retarded?"
"One cannot expect positive results from an educational or political action program which fails to respect the particular view of the world held by the people. Such a program constitutes cultural invasion, good intentions notwithstanding."
"I don't know the question, but sex is definitely the answer."
"Tell me that the purpose of life is to have fun, and without a care in the world I'll begin wreaking havoc on everything I pass. Now that's what I call pure, honest fun."
"Biggest Problem with 10w [10w] The biggest problem with aphorisms is people believe they're true."
"None of us can choose where we shall love..."
"As kids we're not taught how to deal with success; we're taught how to deal with failure. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. If at first you succeed, then what?"
"Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life."
"Feeling without judgement is a washy draught indeed; but judgement untempered by feeling is too bitter and husky a morsel for human deglutition."
"Any idiot can put up a website."
"If others tell us something we make assumptions, and if they don't tell us something we make assumptions to fulfill our need to know and to replace the need to communicate. Even if we hear something and we don't understand we make assumptions about what it means and then believe the assumptions. We make all sorts of assumptions because we don't have the courage to ask questions."
"You know your problem, Quentin? You keep expecting people not to be themselves."
"He who acts, spoils; he who grasps, lets slip."
"Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources"
"Two become one when two are in love—or when the waitress asks about our dinner bill. I’ll pay next time, I promise."
"In life, the hardest decisions often have to be made more than once. But each time, it gets easier."
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