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I came by my decrepitude the hard way and I propose to enjoy it.


Robert A. Heinlein

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THEODORE ROETHKE Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
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KELLY JONES I came to acting in a very circuitous way.
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ALAN TURING I came to London. It had become the center of my world and I had worked hard to come to it. And I wa...
V. S. NAIPAUL For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to histor...
WINSTON CHURCHILL For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to histor...
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, INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise.
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, INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE Before beginning a Hunt, it is wise to ask someone what you are looking for before you begin looking...
, INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE If you want to make a song more hummy, add a few tiddely poms.
, INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that h...
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, INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE Always watch where you are going. Otherwise, you may step on a piece of the Forest that was left out...
, INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference.
, INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.
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, INSPIRED BY A. A. MILNE As I look back on the last few decades of my life, I am struck by the good fortune that came my way.
DANIEL NATHANS I met Robert Redford at the Golden Globes because he stepped on my foot. He stepped on my foot as he...
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CURTIS MARTIN I have not cared for money, and I enjoy working. Money comes my way. People work hard so they get en...
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GABRIELA SABATINI The people I really most admire are Robert Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt. If you know someone, it i...
KEN LIVINGSTONE I have kept a diary,
WITHNAIL AND I I seem to myself, among civilized men, an intruder, a troglodyte enamored of decrepitude, plunged in...
EMILE M. CIORAN I am not shy. I am for an open society. I am for a progressive world. I do not propose to reform Fra...
EMMANUEL MACRON It was a good game. We played hard. I was pleased with the way we played in the second half. We foug...
DAVE MACDONALD You were going to propose to me?" I asked, still completely confused. "Do women even do that?" She p...
CHRISTINA LAUREN When I started, I had a really hard time getting work. It was the mid- to late-nineties. There was t...
NATALIE ZEA Last semester, I took 18 units because my goal is to finish in four years with a degree. I was reall...
HENRY LIAW It will just be my and my teammates. We'll try to enjoy the moment, play hard and keep winning.
DONTELL JEFFERSON I became a member of the faculty at Northwestern University in 1965 but did not complete my thesis u...
DALE T. MORTENSEN I go to the gym, do some martial arts, and I love poetry. I have a tattoo of my family crest, and an...
STEVEN R. MCQUEEN I admired the work of photographers like Beaton, Penn, and Avedon as much as I respected the grittie...
ANNIE LEIBOVITZ I like to work with people. I enjoy my job. I really enjoy it.
MARINA ROMERO I like to work. I enjoy once a year, doing a film. What was hard was when I came to London for ( Pro...
HOPE DAVIS I like my boyfriends to bend over, Robert.
BELINDA MCBRIDE Retirement's the most wonderful thing. I get to enjoy all the things I never stopped to notice o...
PATRICK MACNEE I could add variation to my game, but I'm going to win matches only when I hit those winners. I enjo...
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PIERRE DOS UTT I view every game I play for England as it could be my last, so I go out there and enjoy it. It's th...
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JEROME HINES Yes, if it came with a tag saying that Robert Blake is a murderer.
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ANTE KOSTELIC I keep 'The Paper Bag Princess' by Robert Munsch on my shelf to remind me that my prince wil...
BRITTANY SNOW I came to America, and I made good. It's an old story, but it hasn't been told in a long tim...
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RICK HARDISON If it's going to go my way, it's going to go my way. I have to keep working hard.
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CHRIS NICOLOSI I thought both teams played real hard and it came down to the wire.
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FRANKLIN DRILON I enjoy hard work; I love setting goals and achieving them.
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CHARLES DE SECONDAT If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to ...
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ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Stupidity cannot be cured. Stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death. The...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Anything which is physically possible can always be made financially possible; money is a bugaboo of...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN One man’s “magic” is another man’s engineering. “Supernatural” is a null word.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN I woke up in bed with a man and a cat. The man was a stranger; the cat was not
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN A community where everyone is a ruthless murderer, with handy access to death-dealing devices, is a ...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Every general prohibition creates its bootleggers.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Heroism' often consists in keeping your head in an emergency and doing the best you can with what yo...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Sin lies only in hurting other people unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense. (Hurtin...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Everybody lies about sex.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN The correct way to punctuate a sentence that states: "Of course it is none of my business, but -- " ...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Work is not an end in itself; there must always be time enough for love.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Never tease an old dog; he might have one bite left.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Take big bites. Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Animals can be driven crazy by placing too many in too small a pen. Homo sapiens is the only animal ...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Cheops' Law: Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you; if you don't bet you can't win.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN I came, I saw, she conquered."
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ROBERT A. HEINLEIN If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you ...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Live and learn, or you don't live long.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Be wary of strong drink, it can make you shoot at the tax collector...and miss.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN A generation which ignores history has no past — and no future.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Delusions are often functional. A mother's opinions about her children's beauty, intelligence, goodn...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN There is no such thing as "Just a cat.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Customs tell a man who he is, where he belongs, what he must do. Better illogical customs than none;...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Find out what you want to do, then do it. Never talk yourself into doing something you don’t want....
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Television leaves no external scars.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Some people insist that ‘mediocre’ is better than ‘best.’ They delight in clipping wings bec...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Dress yourself in heavy fishing waders, put on an overcoat and boxing gloves and a bucket over your ...
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Library science was the foundation of all sciences.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN You can't believe what a lovely planet we have until you see her from outside.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN The Mother Thing makes our world.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Everybody else specializes. Daddy knows everything, and he puts the pieces together.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN More depended on the student than on the school.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN Mother had the social restraint of an ambassador.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN I needed a space suit the way a pig needs a pipe organ.
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