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2021
Quietly yearning for what you don’t have, while dreading losing what you do.
Quietly yearning for what you don’t have, while dreading losing what you do.
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2020 John Cleese — UK
I began to discover that, if I put the work in before going to bed, I often had a little creative idea overnight, which fixed whatever problem it was that I was trying to deal with.
I began to discover that, if I put the work in before going to bed, I often had a little creative idea overnight, which fixed ...
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2018-03-13 Ricky Gervais
You can have your own opinions, but you can't have your own facts.
You can have your own opinions, but you can't have your own facts.
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2017 Dan Brown
Any man can stay sober in a desert, he mused, but only the loyal can sit in an oasis and refuse to part his lips.
Any man can stay sober in a desert, he mused, but only the loyal can sit in an oasis and refuse to part his lips.
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2017
We cling to memories as if they define us but... they really don't. What we do is what defines us.
We cling to memories as if they define us but... they really don't. What we do is what defines us.
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2016-05-29 Alain De Botton
Compatibility is an achievement of love; it must not be its precondition.
Compatibility is an achievement of love; it must not be its precondition.
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2016-03-24 Mattias Vral
If changing habits is difficult, make it a habit.
If changing habits is difficult, make it a habit.
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2015-01-30 Randall Munroe
Caring about something makes people vulnerable, so not caring gives you power.
Caring about something makes people vulnerable, so not caring gives you power.
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2012 Randall Munroe
The universal label — Ingredients: hydrogen, time.
The universal label — Ingredients: hydrogen, time.
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2011-07-25 Alain De Botton
So hard to accept that the prison door is open and we could walk out if we truly wanted.
So hard to accept that the prison door is open and we could walk out if we truly wanted.
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2011-04-25 Umair Haque
"Ethics" for some is equivalent to "Nice guys finish last." Not great if you wanna be winning.
"Ethics" for some is equivalent to "Nice guys finish last." Not great if you wanna be winning.
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2011-04-17 Tomáš Fülöpp — London, UK
Človek je mladý dovtedy, kým dokáže zabehnúť viac kilometrov než koľko má rokov.
Človek je mladý dovtedy, kým dokáže zabehnúť viac kilometrov než koľko má rokov.
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2011-04-17 Tomáš Fülöpp — London, UK
You are young as long as you can manage to run more kilometres than what is your age!
You are young as long as you can manage to run more kilometres than what is your age!
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2011 Tim Minchin
You know what they call alternative medicine that's been proved to work? - Medicine.
You know what they call alternative medicine that's been proved to work? - Medicine.
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2010-12-22 Alain De Botton
Transparency is a foolish ideal. Life becomes intolerable without a capacity for secrets.
Transparency is a foolish ideal. Life becomes intolerable without a capacity for secrets.
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2010-12-17 Paulo Coelho
Don't ask permission. Do it now and regret later.
Don't ask permission. Do it now and regret later.
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2010-12-17 Alain De Botton
A true sense of your age derives not from people you fancy, but from those who start to fancy you.
A true sense of your age derives not from people you fancy, but from those who start to fancy you.
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2010-12-16 Alain De Botton
A silence with a beautiful person always leaves you feeling you're the boring one.
A silence with a beautiful person always leaves you feeling you're the boring one.
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2010-11-11 Alain De Botton
Of all the unmentioned things between people, one of the greatest is the reality of aging.
Of all the unmentioned things between people, one of the greatest is the reality of aging.
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