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Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer.

I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer.

The difficulty with this conversation is that it's very different from most of the ones...

The difficulty with this conversation is that it's very different from most of the ones...

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot...

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot...

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to...

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to...

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed...

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed...

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience...

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience...

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have...

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have...

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot...

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot...

The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot...

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot...

I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who...

I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who...

You live and learn. At any rate, you live.

You live and learn. At any rate, you live.

The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

A computer terminal is not some clunky old television with a typewriter in front of...

A computer terminal is not some clunky old television with a typewriter in front of...

Many men of course became extremely rich, but this was perfectly natural and nothing to...

Many men of course became extremely rich, but this was perfectly natural and nothing to...

A life that is burdened with expectations is a heavy life. Its fruit is sorrow...

A life that is burdened with expectations is a heavy life. Its fruit is sorrow...

Our ability to adapt is amazing. Our ability to change isn't quite as spectacular.

Our ability to adapt is amazing. Our ability to change isn't quite as spectacular.

Sensation tell us a thing is. Thinking tell us what it is this thing is....

Sensation tell us a thing is. Thinking tell us what it is this thing is....