If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?

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Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.

Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

Nobody can be perfect unless he admits his faults, but if he has faults how...

Nobody can be perfect unless he admits his faults, but if he has faults how...

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he...

As a matter of fact is an expression that precedes many an expression that isn't.

As a matter of fact is an expression that precedes many an expression that isn't.

The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence.

Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will...

Democracy is a process by which people are free to choose the man who will...

America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to...

America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to...

The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor...

The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor...

Television has changed the American child from an irresistable force to an immovable object.

Television has changed the American child from an irresistable force to an immovable object.

Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.

Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let...

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let...

America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation.

America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation.

A man convinced against his will is not convinced.

A man convinced against his will is not convinced.

Don't believe in miracles - depend on them.

Don't believe in miracles - depend on them.

Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard...

Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard...

If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

If two wrongs don't make a right, try three.

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...