With all deference to Chairman Mao and other authors whose quotations derive from longer works, it seemed that I was becoming the world's first writer of self-contained ready-made quotations

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All I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power.

All I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power.

Be kind to unkind people - they need it the most

Be kind to unkind people - they need it the most

Good ideas are common - what's uncommon are people who'll work hard enough to bring...

Good ideas are common - what's uncommon are people who'll work hard enough to bring...

Maybe I'm lucky to be going so slowly, because I may be going in the...

Maybe I'm lucky to be going so slowly, because I may be going in the...

Take Courage! Whatever you decide to do, it will probably be the wrong thing.

Take Courage! Whatever you decide to do, it will probably be the wrong thing.

I too have known joy and sadness, and, on the whole, I prefer joy

I too have known joy and sadness, and, on the whole, I prefer joy

If you can't go around it, over it, or through it, you had better negotiate...

If you can't go around it, over it, or through it, you had better negotiate...

I either want less corruption, or more chance to participate in it.

I either want less corruption, or more chance to participate in it.

The difference between friendship and love is how much you can hurt each other

The difference between friendship and love is how much you can hurt each other

Some books makes me want to go adventuring, others feel that they have saved me...

Some books makes me want to go adventuring, others feel that they have saved me...

How can I be sure I've succeeded, if I can't remember what I was trying...

How can I be sure I've succeeded, if I can't remember what I was trying...

Strange as it may seem, my life is based on a true story.

Strange as it may seem, my life is based on a true story.

My mind contains many good ideas, but it's not always easy to squeeze one out

My mind contains many good ideas, but it's not always easy to squeeze one out

If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have...

If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have...

A good friend is worth pursuing... but why would a good friend be running away?

A good friend is worth pursuing... but why would a good friend be running away?

Sometimes I need what only you can provide: your absence.

Sometimes I need what only you can provide: your absence.

Sometimes I need what only you can provide -- your absence.

Sometimes I need what only you can provide -- your absence.

My play was a complete success. The audience was a failure.

My play was a complete success. The audience was a failure.

Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life...

Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life...

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her...

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her...

To find someone who will love you for no reason, and to shower that person...

To find someone who will love you for no reason, and to shower that person...