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Ten Random Quotes

"I HAVE grown up but that should be a positive thing. When you look at a photo album it's lovely to remember being so young but it's also good to know you grew up!"
Jenny Agutter

"Isn't it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a popular fellow?"
Albert Einstein

"Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art."
Stanislaw Lec

"When we walk to the edge of all the light we have and take the step into the darkness of the unknown, we must believe that one of two things will happen. There will be something solid for us to stand on or we will be taught to fly."
Patrick Overton

"Style used to be an interaction between the human soul and tools that were limiting. In the digital era, it will have to come from the soul alone."
Jaron Lanier

"Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing."
Oscar Wilde

"Don't tell me that man doesn't belong out there. Man belongs wherever he wants to go - and he'll do plenty well when he gets there."
Wernher von Braun

"Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputation on the line in support of an idea or enterprise. They willingly assume responsibility for the success or failure of a venture and are answerable for all its facets."
Victor Kiam

"While few judges or prosecutors would be afraid to exercise their perfectly legitimate discretion in favour of an ordinary man, not to mention a minority group member, most would be terrified to exercise the same discretion for someone politically, financially or socially powerful."
Conrad Black

"One evening I sat Beauty on my knees - And I found her bitter - And I reviled her."
Arthur Rimbaud

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