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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

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

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

Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I...

Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I...

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 mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my...

The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my...

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...

If somebody thinks they're a hedgehog, presumably you just give 'em a mirror and a...

If somebody thinks they're a hedgehog, presumably you just give 'em a mirror and a...

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...

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

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

Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.

Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.

Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I...

Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I...

This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.

This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.

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...

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...

I'm spending a year dead for tax reasons.

I'm spending a year dead for tax reasons.

It is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are,...

It is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are,...

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...

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...

Man has always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved...

Man has always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved...

He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have...

He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have...