Life is a gamble, at terrible odds - if it was a bet you wouldn't take it.

Quote by Tom Stoppard

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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......

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.

Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?

Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?

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.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

It is better to be quotable than to be honest.

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

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

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

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

James Joyce - an essentially private man who wished his total indifference to public notice...

James Joyce - an essentially private man who wished his total indifference to public notice...

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...

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...

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 media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists.

The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists.

Pirates could happen to anyone.

Pirates could happen to anyone.

Junk journalism is the evidence of a society that has got at least one thing...

Junk journalism is the evidence of a society that has got at least one thing...

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

Eternity's a terrible thought

Eternity's a terrible thought

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

Maturity is a high price to pay for growing up.

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.

Electronic calculators can solve problems which the man who made them cannot solve; but no...

Electronic calculators can solve problems which the man who made them cannot solve; but no...

Today we can declare: Government is not the problem, and government is not the solution....

Today we can declare: Government is not the problem, and government is not the solution....