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Famous James Geary Quotes
“Sometimes, you need a door slammed in your face before you can hear opportunity knock.”
Source: Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists
Source: Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists
“Advice is given freely because so much of it is worthless.”
“A simile is just a metaphor with the scaffolding still up.”
Source: I Is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How it Shapes the Way We See the World
“You only really discover the strength of your spine when your back is against the wall.”
“The mind revels in conjecture. Where information is lacking, it will gladly fill in the gaps.”
Source: The World in a Phrase
Source: The World in a Phrase