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If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.


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Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.



Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.



Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.



Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.



Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.



Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.



The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.



People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.



Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.



Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life.

Those who have never had a father can at any rate never know the sweets of losing one. To most men the death of his father is a new lease of life.





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If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.



I'm not good at precise, coherent argument. But plays are suited to incoherent argument, put into the mouths of fallible people.

I'm not good at precise, coherent argument. But plays are suited to incoherent argument, put into the mouths of fallible people.



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Falling into Place: deciding everything is falling into place perfectly as long as you don't get too picky about what you mean by place. Or perfectly.



Since the war nothing is so really frightening not the dark not alone in a room or anything on a road or a dog or a moon but two things, yes, indigestion and high places they are frightening.

Since the war nothing is so really frightening not the dark not alone in a room or anything on a road or a dog or a moon but two things, yes, indigestion and high places they are frightening.



Custom is the great leveller. It corrects the inequality of fortune by lessening equally the pleasures of the prince and the pains of the peasant.

Custom is the great leveller. It corrects the inequality of fortune by lessening equally the pleasures of the prince and the pains of the peasant.



We don’t need any more promises. We need to start keeping the promises we already made.

We don’t need any more promises. We need to start keeping the promises we already made.



Jesus' response to suffering people and to "nobodies" provides a glimpse into the heart of God. God is not the unmoved Absolute, but rather the Loving One who draws near.

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I don't like to be on a set and wait three hours, just to make some lighting adjustments. I like to shoot. That's what I want to do. I'd rather shoot something dumb than wait.

I don't like to be on a set and wait three hours, just to make some lighting adjustments. I like to shoot. That's what I want to do. I'd rather shoot something dumb than wait.



Like most parents in the US, they are trying, with a little help from UNICEF, to do the best they can to help their children reach their full potential.

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