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The young people think the old people are fools -- but the old people know the young people are fools.


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An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her.



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I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness - to save oneself trouble.



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Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more.



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I've always said, rather glibly, that the message of my career has been about individualism, about getting to know yourself and taking responsibility, not just for what you do, but what you think.



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