First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people.

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Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of...

Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of...

We see things as we are, not as they are.

We see things as we are, not as they are.

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness,...

In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness,...

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.

The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Extremists think communication means agreeing with them.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear...

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear...

Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.

Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.

Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Satire is focused bitterness.