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The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man.


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It is not enough that I succeed, everyone else must fail.

It is not enough that I succeed, everyone else must fail.



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Every man needs two women: a quiet home-maker, and a thrilling nymph.



A bad review is even less important than whether it is raining in Patagonia.

A bad review is even less important than whether it is raining in Patagonia.



We can only learn to love by loving.

We can only learn to love by loving.



Perhaps when distant people on other planets pick up some wavelength of ours all they hear is a continuous scream.

Perhaps when distant people on other planets pick up some wavelength of ours all they hear is a continuous scream.



We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality.

We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality.



He was a sociologist; he had got into an intellectual muddle early on in life and never managed to get out.

He was a sociologist; he had got into an intellectual muddle early on in life and never managed to get out.



Our actions are like ships which we may watch set out to sea, and not know when or with what cargo they will return to port.

Our actions are like ships which we may watch set out to sea, and not know when or with what cargo they will return to port.



The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart.

The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart.



I feel half faded away like some figure in the background of an old picture.

I feel half faded away like some figure in the background of an old picture.





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I can't see my reflection in the waters, I can't speak the sounds that show no pain. I can't hear the echo of my footsteps, or can't remember the sound of my own name.



South Carolina put George H.W. Bush into the White House. But George W. Bush into the White House and sent Jeb Bush back to Miami.

South Carolina put George H.W. Bush into the White House. But George W. Bush into the White House and sent Jeb Bush back to Miami.



As a professional journalist, I have always been fascinated by people who appear to have even more spare time than I do.

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But there's an enormous difference between an audience that's watching you because they can't wait to see what comes next and an audience that's watching you because they're waiting for you to fail.



All of the great Disney works took works that were in the public domain and remixed them.

All of the great Disney works took works that were in the public domain and remixed them.



I like to sing to Verdi, I like singing to Sibelius, and Mahler maybe.

I like to sing to Verdi, I like singing to Sibelius, and Mahler maybe.



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I didn't say the things I said.




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