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“I'd rather have written "Cheers" than anything I've written.”

Quote by Kurt Vonnegut

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Kurt Vonnegut was an American writer known for his unique humor and profound satire. His works often explore themes of war, humanity, society, and politics. His most famous works include 'Slaughterhouse-Five' and 'Cat's Cradle'. His writing style has been widely appreciated by readers and has had a profound impact on literature. more

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“I don't know what's going on, and I'm probably not smart enough to understand if somebody was to explain it to me. All I know is we're being tested somehow, by somebody or some thing a whole lot smarter than us, and all I can do is be friendly and keep calm and try and have a nice time till it's over.”

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Source: The Sirens of Titan: An Original Novel

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Source: A Man Without a Country

“You don't have to be the best .... But, you have to be YOUR best.”

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“When you believe in something and you are a good person, good things happen.”

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Book:The Intellectual Life: With a portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, etched by Leopold Flameng

Source: The Intellectual Life: With a portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, etched by Leopold Flameng

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Book:The Intellectual Life: With a portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, etched by Leopold Flameng

Source: The Intellectual Life: With a portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, etched by Leopold Flameng

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Book:Thoughts about Art

Source: Thoughts about Art

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Source: The Intellectual Life

“Few of us have been so exceptionally unfortunate as not to find, in our own age, some experienced friend who has helped us by precious counsel, never to be forgotten. We cannot render it in kind, but perhaps in the fulness of time it may become our noblest duty to aid another as we have ourselves been aided, and to transmit to him an invaluable treasure, the tradition of the intellectual life.”

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Source: The Intellectual Life