"We begin with the possible, and move gradually towards the impossible."

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“Me and a book is a party. Me and a book and a cup of coffee is an orgy.”

“A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable, and never acceptable.”

“It is difficult to exaggerate the power of habit.”

“The musician is as rich as the music they give away.”

“Act with courtesy - Otherwise, be polite, but always be kind.”

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"And as to you, Sir, treacherous in private friendship and a hypocrite in public life, the world will be puzzled to decide whether you are an apostate or an impostor; whether you have abandoned good pr…"

— Thomas Paine

Politics1737–1809

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"It’s a very vulgar, arithmetical, pragmatic way of arguing anyway. If you do that, then get the facts and figures wrong, well then you’re really fucked. You’re fucked twice."

— Christopher Hitchens

Philosophy1949–2011

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"Between two married couples there are five possibilities for friendship: man to man, woman to woman, each man to the woman not his wife, and couple to couple. It's seldom that more than two of these w…"

— Mignon McLaughlin

Journalism1913–1983

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"I’m very lucky. I have terrific parents, but some kids have a really rotten time growing up and we should do all that we can to make their lives happier and more secure."

— Holly Johnson

Music1960

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