“Pessimism is the prison you put yourself in, hope is the means of escape”
– Tony Benn
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Give – Schopenhauer
“To free a person from error is to give, and not to take away.”
– Schopenhauer
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Egoist – Ambrose Bierce
“Egotist: a person more interested in himself than in me.”
– Ambrose Bierce
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Immigrants – Unknown
“Your car is German. Your vodka is Russian. Your pizza is Italian. Your kebab is Turkish. Your democracy is Greek. Your coffee is Brazilian. Your movies are American. Your tea is Tamil. Your shirt is Indian. Your oil is Saudi Arabian. Your electronics are Chinese. Your numbers Arabic, your letters Latin. And you complain that your neighbor is an immigrant? Pull yourself together.”
– Unknown
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Wonder – Socrates
“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.”
– Socrates
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Controversy – Paul Graham
“Controversy is the junk food of ideas.”
– Paul Graham
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Dig – Matisyahu
“I can show you where to dig, and what to dig for, but the digging you must do for yourself.”
– Matisyahu
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Experiences – Saint Augustine
“The words here are concepts. You must go through the experiences.”
– Saint Augustine
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See things – Unknown
“See things as they are, not worse than they are.”
– Unknown
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Happiness – Aristotle
“But what is happiness? If we consider what the function of man is, we find that happiness is a virtuous activity of the soul.”
– Aristotle
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Spanish actors – James Martin
Q. Why aren’t Spanish actors allowed in the pub?
A. Because Javier Bardem.
– James Martin @Pundamentalism
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Serial killer – Frankie Boyle
“The most common mistake a serial killer can make is to fail to get elected President first.”
– Frankie Boyle
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Parked cars – Unknown
“The typical American car spends 96% of its time parked.”
– Unknown
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Hopes – Nelson Mandela
“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.”
– Nelson Mandela
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Why you do it – Richard Branson
“People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it”
– Richard Branson