Human beings are the only animal that thinks they change who they are simply by moving to a different place. Birds migrate, but it's not quite the same thing.

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Too much free time is certainly a monkey's paw in disguise. Most people can't handle...

Too much free time is certainly a monkey's paw in disguise. Most people can't handle...

Clowns drink to blot out the ravages of terrifying children for a living.

Clowns drink to blot out the ravages of terrifying children for a living.

If someone decides to be a musician now, it means because there is no hope...

If someone decides to be a musician now, it means because there is no hope...

In our heads we're all about 33 years old.

In our heads we're all about 33 years old.

Sometimes failure isn't an opportunity in disguise, it's just you.

Sometimes failure isn't an opportunity in disguise, it's just you.

Figure out what it is in life you don't do well, and then don't do...

Figure out what it is in life you don't do well, and then don't do...

Quick. Name ten dead redheads.

Quick. Name ten dead redheads.

Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and...

Most people have no idea how to politely answer a phone. The English do, and...

If your life had lyrics, would they be any good?

If your life had lyrics, would they be any good?

There's a lot to be said for having a small manageable dream.

There's a lot to be said for having a small manageable dream.

Big companies are like marching bands. Even if half the band is playing random notes,...

Big companies are like marching bands. Even if half the band is playing random notes,...

I've got 911 on speed dial.

I've got 911 on speed dial.

There's much to be said for feeling numb. Time passes more quickly. You eat less,...

There's much to be said for feeling numb. Time passes more quickly. You eat less,...

Adventure without risk is Disneyland.

Adventure without risk is Disneyland.

I think that in the future, clocks won't say three o'clock anymore. They'll just get...

I think that in the future, clocks won't say three o'clock anymore. They'll just get...

If you're not a tree hugger, then you're a what, a tree hater?

If you're not a tree hugger, then you're a what, a tree hater?

If I think too much about all of those Chinese factories where all the stuff...

If I think too much about all of those Chinese factories where all the stuff...

If our subconscious was attractive, we wouldn't have to bury it down deep within us.

If our subconscious was attractive, we wouldn't have to bury it down deep within us.

On TV people look at your hair and then they look at your skin, and...

On TV people look at your hair and then they look at your skin, and...

Workshops and seminars are basically financial speed dating for clueless people.

Workshops and seminars are basically financial speed dating for clueless people.