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Black, Hugo - New York Times Co. v. United States 403 U.S. 713, 717 (1971) [concurring] | WIST Quotations

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A quotation from Twain

That is the way we are made: we don’t reason, where we feel; we just feel.

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Novel (1889), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Part 3 “The Tale of the Lost Land,” ch. 11 “The Yankee in Search of Adventures”

Mark Twain quote

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That is the way we are made: we don't reason, where we feel; we just feel.
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A quotation from Cicero

MARCUS: Nor am I asham’d, as some others are, to confess I do not know, what I do not.
 
[Nec me pudet ut istos fateri nescire quod nesciam.]

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
Tusculan Disputations [Tusculanae Disputationes], Book 1, ch. 25 (1.25) / sec. 60 (1.60) (45 BC) [tr. Wase (1643)]

Cicero quote

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Cicero, Marcus Tullius - Tusculan Disputations [Tusculanae Disputationes], Book 1, ch. 25 (1.25) / sec. 60 (1.60) (45 BC) [tr. Wase (1643)] | WIST Quotations

MARCUS: Nor am I asham'd, as some others are, to confess I do not know, what I do not. [Nec me pudet ut istos fateri nescire quod nesciam.
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A quotation from Voltaire

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
 
[Si Dieu n’existait pas, il faudrait l’inventer.]

Voltaire (1694–1778) French writer [pseud. of Francois-Marie Arouet]
Poem (1769-03-12), “Epistle to the Author of ‘The Three Imposters [Trois Imposteurs],'” l. 22

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. - Voltaire

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Voltaire - Poem (1769-03-12), "Epistle to the Author of 'The Three Imposters [Trois Imposteurs],'" l. 22 | WIST Quotations

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him. [Si Dieu n'existait pas, il faudrait l'inventer.
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A quotation from Douglas Adams

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experiences of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.

Douglas Adams (1952–2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Last Chance to See, ch. 4 (1990) [with Mark Carwardine]

Douglas Adams quote

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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experiences of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. The source BBC Radio documentary (1989-10-04) can no longer be played at the BBC site.
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A quotation from Bill Watterson

   CALVIN: My powerful brain has come up with a topic for my paper.
   HOBBES: Great.
   CALVIN: I’ll write about the debate over tyrannosaurs. Were they fearsome predators or disgusting scavengers?
   HOBBES: Which side will you defend?
   CALVIN: Oh, I believe they were fearsome predators, definitely.
   HOBBES: How come?
   CALVIN: They’re so much cooler that way.

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1993-11-25)

Calvin and Hobbes (1993-11-25)

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Watterson, Bill - Calvin and Hobbes (1993-11-25) | WIST Quotations

CALVIN: My powerful brain has come up with a topic for my paper. HOBBES: Great. CALVIN: I'll write about the debate over tyrannosaurs.
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A quotation from Victor Hugo

He had slipped, climbed, rolled, searched, walked, persevered, that is all. Such is the secret of all triumphs.
 
[Il avait glissé, grimpé, roulé, cherché, marché, persévéré, voilà tout. Secret de tous les triomphes.]

Victor Hugo (1802–1885) French writer, journalist, human rights activist, politician
The Man Who Laughs [L’Homme qui rit; The Laughing Man; By Order of the King], Part 1, Book 3, ch. 1 (1.3.1) (1869) [tr. Unknown, Authorized (1871)]

Victor Hugo quote

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Hugo, Victor - The Man Who Laughs [L'Homme qui rit; The Laughing Man; By Order of the King], Part 1, Book 3, ch. 1 (1.3.1) (1869) [tr. Unknown, Authorized (1871)] | WIST Quotations

He had slipped, climbed, rolled, searched, walked, persevered, that is all. Such is the secret of all triumphs. [Il avait glissé, grimpé, roulé, cherché, marché, persévéré, voilà tout. Secret de tous les triomphes.] (Source (French)).
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A quotation from Horace

Well begun is half done; dare to be wise; begin!
 
[Dimidium facti qui coepit habet; sapere aude;
incipe!]

Horace (65–8 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician [Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
Epistles [Epistularum, Letters], Book 1, ep. 2 “To Lollius,” l. 40ff (1.2.40-41) (20 BC) [tr. Fairclough (Loeb) (1926)]

Well begun is half done; dare to be wise; begin! - Horace

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Horace - Epistles [Epistularum, Letters], Book 1, ep. 2 "To Lollius," l. 40ff (1.2.40-41) (20 BC) [tr. Fairclough (Loeb) (1926)] | WIST Quotations

Well begun is half done; dare to be wise; begin! [Dimidium facti qui coepit habet; sapere aude; incipe!] See Aristotle. (Source (Latin)). Other translations: The facte begun, to one halfe is done, be wyse and take good harte: Begin. [tr.
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A quotation from Bill Watterson

   CALVIN: (watching TV) Why isn’t my life like this situation comedy? Why don’t I have a bunch of friends with nothing to do but drop by and instigate wacky adventures? Why aren’t my conversations peppered with spontaneous witticisms? Why don’t my friends demonstrate heartfelt concern for my well-being when I have problems?
   HOBBES: Why don’t you know any gorgeous babes?
   CALVIN: I gotta get my life some writers.

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1995-11-03)

Calvin and Hobbes (1995-11-03)

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Watterson, Bill - Calvin and Hobbes (1995-11-03) | WIST Quotations

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A quotation from Montesquieu

To delight in reading is to trade life’s dreary moments for moments of pure joy.
 
[Aimer à lire, c’est faire un échange des heures d’ennui que l’lon doit avoir en sa vie contre des heures délicieuses.]

Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689–1755) French political philosopher
Pensées Diverses [Assorted Thoughts], # 1632 / 1143 (1720-1755) [ed. Guterman (1963)]

Montesquieu quote

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Montesquieu - Pensées Diverses [Assorted Thoughts], # 1632 / 1143 (1720-1755) [ed. Guterman (1963)] | WIST Quotations

To delight in reading is to trade life's dreary moments for moments of pure joy. [Aimer à lire, c'est faire un échange des heures d'ennui que l'lon doit avoir en sa vie contre des heures délicieuses.] (Source (French)).
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Shakespeare, William - Twelfth Night, Act 2, Sc. 5, l. 147ff (2.5.147–150) (1601) | WIST Quotations

MALVOLIO: In my stars I am above thee, but be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.
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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

In addition to, not as a substitute for, individual responsibility, there is a collective responsibility.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 1 “Boyhood and Youth” (1913)

Teddy Roosevelt quote on responsibility

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A quotation from Bill Watterson

   CALVIN: Do you believe in the Devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of Man?
   HOBBES: I’m not sure Man needs the help.

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1992-04-06)

Calvin and Hobbes (1992-04-06)

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Watterson, Bill - Calvin and Hobbes (1992-04-06) | WIST Quotations

CALVIN: Do you believe in the Devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of Man? HOBBES: I’m not sure Man needs the help.
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Homer - The Odyssey [Ὀδύσσεια], Book 6, l. 180ff (6.180) [Odysseus to Nausicaa] (c. 700 BC) [tr. Rieu (1946)] | WIST Quotations

And in return may the gods grant you your heart's desire; may they give you a husband and a home, and the harmony that is so much to be desired, since there is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as…
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A quotation from Bill Watterson

   CALVIN: (building a snowman) I should be doing my homework now. But the way I look at it, playing in the snow is a lot more important. Out here I’m learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life.
   HOBBES: Such as?
   CALVIN: Procrastinating and rationalizing.

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1993-02-15)

Calvin and Hobbes (1993-02-15)

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Watterson, Bill - Calvin and Hobbes (1993-02-15) | WIST Quotations

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A quotation from Bill Watterson

CALVIN: I have a hammer!
CALVIN: I can put things together! I can knock things apart! I can alter my environment at will and make an incredible din all the while!
CALVIN: Ah, it’s great to be male!

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1995-08-03)

Calvin and Hobbes (1995-08-03)

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Watterson, Bill - Calvin and Hobbes (1995-08-03) | WIST Quotations

CALVIN: I have a hammer! CALVIN: I can put things together! I can knock things apart! I can alter my environment at will and make an incredible din all the while! CALVIN: Ah, it’s great to be male!
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A quotation from Eisenhower

People talk about the middle of the road as though it were unacceptable. Actually, all human problems, excepting morals, come into the gray areas. Things are not all black and white. There have to be compromises. The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.

Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) American general, US President (1953-61)
Interview (1963-11-05) by William Stringer, “Midroad View at Gettysburg,” Christian Science Monitor

Eisenhower quotation

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A quotation from Franklin

In Christmas feasting pray take care;
Let not your table be a Snare;
But with the Poor God’s Bounty share.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard Improved (1748 ed.)

In Christmas feasting pray take care; / Let not your table be a Snare; / But with the Poor God’s Bounty share. - Franklin

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A quotation from Gracian

Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.
 
[Nunca se le ha de abrir la puerta al menor mal, que siempre vendrán tras él otros muchos, y mayores, en celada.]

Baltasar Gracián y Morales (1601-1658) Spanish Jesuit priest, writer, philosopher
The Art of Worldly Wisdom [Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia], § 31 (1647) [tr. Jacobs (1892)

Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it. - Gracian

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Gracián, Baltasar - The Art of Worldly Wisdom [Oráculo Manual y Arte de Prudencia], § 31 (1647) [tr. Jacobs (1892)] | WIST Quotations

Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it. [Nunca se le ha de abrir la puerta al menor mal, que siempre vendrán tras él otros muchos, y mayores, en celada.] (Source (Spanish)).
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A quotation from Robert Louis Stevenson

Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) Scottish essayist, novelist, poet
Essay (1882-08), “Talk and Talkers (A Sequel),” Cornhill Magazine, Vol. 46

Robert Louis Stevenson quote

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Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes. Collected in Memories and Portraits, ch. 11 (1886).
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A quotation from Cicero

MARCUS: But there are more disorders of the mind than of the body, and they are of a more dangerous nature.
 
[At et morbi perniciosiores pluresque sunt animi quam corporis; hi enim ipsi odiosi sunt.]

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
Tusculan Disputations [Tusculanae Disputationes], Book 3, ch. 3 (3.3) / sec. 5 (3.5) (45 BC) [tr. Yonge (1853)]

Cicero quote

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Cicero, Marcus Tullius - Tusculan Disputations [Tusculanae Disputationes], Book 3, ch. 3 (3.3) / sec. 5 (3.5) (45 BC) [tr. Yonge (1853)] | WIST Quotations

MARCUS: But there are more disorders of the mind than of the body, and they are of a more dangerous nature. [At et morbi perniciosiores pluresque sunt animi quam corporis; hi enim ipsi odiosi sunt.] (Source (Latin)).
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A quotation from Wilde

Ultimately, the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or friendship, is conversation.

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish poet, wit, dramatist
Letter (1897-03) to Alfred Douglas, “Epistola: In Carcere et Vinculis”

Oscar Wilde quote

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Ultimately, the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or friendship, is conversation. Wilde titled the letter, written while in prison in Reading, England, Epistola: In Carcere et Vinculis ("Letter: In Prison and in Chains").
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A quotation from Emerson

Insist on yourself; never imitate.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
Essay (1841), “Self-Reliance,” Essays: First Series, No. 2

Insist on yourself; never imitate. - Emerson

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Insist on yourself; never imitate. This essay was inspired by his reading of Walter Savage Landor in 1833, with passages pulled from his lecture "Individualism," last in his course on "The Philosophy of History" (1836–1837), with other passages from …
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A quotation from Salman Rushdie

The creative act requires not only freedom but also this assumption of freedom. If the creative artist worries if he will still be free tomorrow, then he will not be free today. If he is afraid of the consequences of his choice of subject or of his manner of treatment of it, then his choices will not be determined by his talent, but by fear. If we are not confident of our freedom, then we are not free.

Salman Rushdie (b. 1947) Indian novelist
Speech (2012-05-06), Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture, PEN World Voices Festival, New York City

Salman Rushdie quotation

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A quotation from Watterson

HOBBES: If you couldn’t find any weirdness, maybe we’ll just have to make some!

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1994-04-17)

Calvin and Hobbes (1994-04-17) excerpt

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Watterson, Bill - Calvin and Hobbes (1994-04-17) | WIST Quotations

HOBBES: If you couldn't find any weirdness, maybe we'll just have to make some!
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A quotation from Eleanor Roosevelt

Up to a certain point it is good for us to know that there are people in the world who will give us love and unquestioned loyalty to the limit of their ability. I doubt, however, if it is good for us to feel assured of this without the accompanying obligation of having to justify this devotion by our behavior.

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) First Lady of the US (1933–1945), politician, diplomat, activist
Memoir (1937), This Is My Story, ch. 17 “Readjustment”

Eleanor Roosevelt quote

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Up to a certain point it is good for us to know that there are people in the world who will give us love and unquestioned loyalty to the limit of their ability. I doubt, however, if it is good for us to feel assured of this without the accompanying…
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A quotation from Montesquieu

If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.
 
[Si on ne vouloit qu’être heureux, cela seroit bientôt fait; mais on veut être plus heureux que les autres; et cela est presque toujours difficile, parce que nous croyons les autres plus heureux qu’ils ne sont.]

Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Pensées Diverses [Assorted Thoughts], # 978 / 1003 (1720-1755)

Montesquieu quote

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A quotation from Bill Watterson

   CALVIN: It offends the human ego that nature is indifferent to us. Nature doesn’t care if people live or die. It refuses to be tamed. It does whatever it wants and acts like people don’t matter. It won’t confirm our right to be here. That drives people crazy. We can’t stand being ignored. It’s insulting and … hey!
   HOBBES: YAWWNN. [wanders off]
   CALVIN: I think that’s also why some people don’t like cats.

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1994-03-04)

Calvin and Hobbes (1994-03-04)

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Watterson, Bill - Calvin and Hobbes (1994-03-04) | WIST Quotations

CALVIN: It offends the human ego that nature is indifferent to us. Nature doesn't care if people live or die. It refuses to be tamed. It does whatever it wants and acts like people don't matter. It won't confirm our right to be here.
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Euripides - Medea [Μήδεια], l. 1078ff (431 BC) [tr. Warner (1944)] | WIST Quotations

MEDEA: I know indeed what evil I intend to do, But stronger than all my afterthoughts is my fury, Fury that brings upon mortals the greatest evils.
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A quotation from Twain

Custom is custom; it is built of brass, boiler iron, granite; facts, reasonings, arguments have no more effect upon it than the idle winds have upon Gibraltar.

Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Essay (1906), “The Gorky Incident,” Letters from the Earth (c. 1909; pub. 1962) [ed. DeVoto (1939)]

Mark Twain quote about custom

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Twain, Mark - Essay (1906), "The Gorky Incident," Letters from the Earth (c. 1909; pub. 1962) [ed. DeVoto (1939)] | WIST Quotations

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A quotation from Horace

But like a general, a host displays
his genius best under disaster.
 
[Sed convivatoris uti ducis ingenium res
Adversae nudare solent, celare secundae.]

Horace (65–8 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician [Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
Satires [Saturae, Sermones], Book 2, # 8 “Ut Nasidieni,” l. 73ff (2.8.73-74) (30 BC) [tr. Matthews (2002)]

But like a general, a host displays his genius best under disaster. - Horace

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Horace - Satires [Saturae, Sermones], Book 2, # 8 "Ut Nasidieni," l. 73ff (2.8.73-74) (30 BC) [tr. Matthews (2002)] | WIST Quotations

But like a general, a host displays his genius best under disaster. [Sed convivatoris uti ducis ingenium res Adversae nudare solent, celare secundae.
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A quotation from Bill Watterson

   CALVIN: Bugs fly in such crazy loops and zigzags. I wonder why they don’t get dizzy and barf.
   HOBBES: Maybe they do!
   CALVIN: Eww, gross! Ha ha ha! But then why would they keep flying that way?
   HOBBES: Maybe bugs like to barf!
   CALVIN: Ewwww! They would!! Ha ha ha ha! Blaugh!
   CALVIN: I tell you, Hobbes, it’s great to have a friend who appreciates an earnest discussion of ideas.

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1992-07-14)

Calvin and Hobbes (1992-07-14)

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Watterson, Bill - Calvin and Hobbes (1992-07-14) | WIST Quotations

CALVIN: Bugs fly in such crazy loops and zigzags. I wonder why they don't get dizzy and barf. HOBBES: Maybe they do! CALVIN: Eww, gross! Ha ha ha! But then why would they keep flying that way? HOBBES: Maybe bugs like to barf! CALVIN: Ewwww! They woul…
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A quotation from Bill Watterson

CALVIN: Why does the universe always give you the sign after you do it?

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1991-06-09)

Calvin and Hobbes (1991-06-09)

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Watterson, Bill - Calvin and Hobbes (1991-06-09) | WIST Quotations

CALVIN: Why does the universe always give you the sign after you do it?
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A quotation from Shakespeare

AUTOLYCUS: I see this is the time that the unjust man doth thrive.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Winter’s Tale, Act 4, sc. 4, l. 796ff (4.4.796-797) (1611)

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A quotation from Adlai Stevenson

The government must be the trustee for the little man because no one else will be. The powerful can usually help themselves — and frequently do.

Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1955-10-29), “The Crisis in Agriculture,” Democratic Rally, Duluth, Minnesota

Adlai Stevenson quotation

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Stevenson, Adlai - Speech (1955-10-29), "The Crisis in Agriculture," Democratic Rally, Duluth, Minnesota | WIST Quotations

The government must be the trustee for the little man because no one else will be. The powerful can usually help themselves -- and frequently do.
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A quotation from Nora Ephron

Never marry a man you wouldn’t want to be divorced from.

Nora Ephron (1941-2012) American screenwriter, author, journalist, director
Essay (2006), “What I Wish I’d Known,” I Feel Bad About My Neck (2007)

Never marry a man you wouldn’t want to be divorced from. - Nora Ephron

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Ephron, Nora - Essay (2006), "What I Wish I'd Known," I Feel Bad About My Neck (2007) | WIST Quotations

Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced from.
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A quotation from Bill Watterson

CALVIN: I don’t care about issues! I’ve got better things to do than argue with every wrong-headed crackpot with an ignorant opinion! I’m a busy man! I say, either agree with me or take a hike! I’m right, period! End of discussion!

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1993-11-16)

Calvin and Hobbes (1993-11-16) excerpt

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Watterson, Bill - Calvin and Hobbes (1993-11-16) | WIST Quotations

CALVIN: I don't care about issues! I've got better things to do than argue with every wrong-headed crackpot with an ignorant opinion! I'm a busy man! I say, either agree with me or take a hike! I'm right, period! End of discussion!
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A quotation from Mark Twain

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.

Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Note (1897-05-31), paraphrased

Twain's original "report of my death" note

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Twain, Mark - Note (1897-05-31), paraphrased | WIST Quotations

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. This was based on a statement Mark Twain gave to Frank Marshall White, a British correspondent of the New York Journal (later misremembered by Twain as the New York Evening Sun).
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Talmud - Mishnah, Pirkei Avot [Ethics of the Fathers; פִּרְקֵי אָבוֹת] 2:16 | WIST Quotations

It is not yours to finish the task, but neither are you free to set it aside. לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֹר, וְלֹא אַתָּה בֶן חוֹרִין לִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה. In some editions cited as 2:15 or 2:21. Many of the references below ("E.g.
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