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The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.



Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.



The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes 'sight-seeing.'

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes 'sight-seeing.'



Human models are more vivid and more persuasive than explicit moral commands.

Human models are more vivid and more persuasive than explicit moral commands.



The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.

The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to all our life.



Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.

Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.



I write to discover what I think.

I write to discover what I think.



Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion.

Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion.



Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.

Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.



We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place.

We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place.





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Through all of living have much joy and laughter, life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.



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I’ve never heard of a man being so eager to confess to the parent of a girl he’s just ruined



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Shall I ask you how the church is to be filled, if a man is neither to take orders with a living, nor without?



After 45 years of marriage, when I have an argument with my wife, if we don't agree, we do what she wants. But, when we agree, we do what I want!

After 45 years of marriage, when I have an argument with my wife, if we don't agree, we do what she wants. But, when we agree, we do what I want!



It is important to understand that the system of advantage is perpetuated when we do not acknowledge its existence.

It is important to understand that the system of advantage is perpetuated when we do not acknowledge its existence.



You would think that a rock star being married to a super-model would be one of the greatest things in the world. It is.

You would think that a rock star being married to a super-model would be one of the greatest things in the world. It is.



Lots of creativity is and should be solitary.

Lots of creativity is and should be solitary.



God hath prepared a little coronet or special reward (extraordinary and beside the great crown of all faithful souls) for those who have not defiled themselves with women.

God hath prepared a little coronet or special reward (extraordinary and beside the great crown of all faithful souls) for those who have not defiled themselves with women.



The World War demonstrated the importance of Field Artillery. The majority of casualties were inflicted by the arm.

The World War demonstrated the importance of Field Artillery. The majority of casualties were inflicted by the arm.



A City University of New York study done in 1991 revealed that nearly 90% of the American people identify themselves religiously as Christians or Jews, while only 7.5 percent claim no religion.

A City University of New York study done in 1991 revealed that nearly 90% of the American people identify themselves religiously as Christians or Jews, while only 7.5 percent claim no religion.




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