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We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with...

We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with...

Life in a box is better than no life at all ... I expect.

Life in a box is better than no life at all ... I expect.

If Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of 22, it...

If Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of 22, it...

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

Get me inside any boardroom and I'll get any decision I want.

Get me inside any boardroom and I'll get any decision I want.

My whole life is waiting for the questions to which I have prepared answers.

My whole life is waiting for the questions to which I have prepared answers.

We are tied down to a language which makes up in obscurity what it lacks...

We are tied down to a language which makes up in obscurity what it lacks...

Dying is not romantic, and death is not a game which will soon be over......

Dying is not romantic, and death is not a game which will soon be over......

Every exit is an entry somewhere else.

Every exit is an entry somewhere else.

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had...

My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful; but when I had...

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a...

I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a...

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists.

The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists.

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake,...

Beauty is desired in order that it may be befouled; not for its own sake,...

Life in a box is better than no life at all... I expect.

Life in a box is better than no life at all... I expect.

If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not...

If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not...

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic...

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic...

We're actors. We're the opposite of people.

We're actors. We're the opposite of people.

The days of the digital watch are numbered.

The days of the digital watch are numbered.