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One's need for loneliness is not satisfied if one sits at a table alone. There must be empty chairs as well.


Karl Kraus

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KARL MARX I've never understood the 'things to do before you die' idea. If I was ill, I'd be i...
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KARL PILKINGTON At the end of the day, teachers aren't going to mess about trying to make me into an Einstein, &...
KARL PILKINGTON It's not a joke: I really do like being at home.
KARL PILKINGTON I don't know what the future is, but you just do it whilst it's there, don't you?
KARL PILKINGTON I just sort of go along and say what I think -and that's all you can do in life, really.
KARL PILKINGTON The other day I was thinking - because I get a lot of headaches - I was wondering whether the head s...
KARL PILKINGTON We'll all die out eventually. Humans will be gone. And all I'm saying is, when people worry ...
KARL PILKINGTON But I'm not an idiot. At the end of the day, I've learned a lot.
KARL PILKINGTON For me, a good holiday is about value for money rather than things to see.
KARL PILKINGTON Everyone is living for everyone else now. They're doing stuff so they can tell other people abou...
KARL PILKINGTON Parrots have gone a bit quiet since pirates have gone.
KARL PILKINGTON A slug is always on its own. It's a lonely insect.
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