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Quote by Darby Conley

“Sometimes it's good to contrast what you like with something else. It makes you appreciate it even more.”

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Darby Conley is a talented cartoonist known for his unique humor style and profound thematic exploration. Born in 1970, he has been active in the comic industry since the 1990s. more

“Space is about 100 kilometers away. That’s far away—I wouldn’t want to climb a ladder to get there—but it isn’t that far away. If you’re in Sacramento, Seattle, Canberra, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Phnom Penh, Cairo, Beijing, central Japan, central Sri Lanka, or Portland, space is closer than the sea.”

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“Things are rarely just crazy enough to work, but they're frequently just crazy enough to fail hilariously.”

Enough Failing Crazy

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“A million people can call the mountains a fiction, yet it need not trouble you as you stand atop them.”

People Needs Fiction Millions Trouble Mountain

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“The explosion would be just the right size to maximize the amount of paperwork your lab would face. If the explosion were smaller, you could potentially cover it up. If it were larger, there would be no one left in the city to submit paperwork to.”

Ifs Would Be Faces Left Cities Amount Size Submit Explosions Labs Paperwork

Book:What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

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“The scholarly authorities on freezing to death seem to be, unsurprisingly, Canadians.”

Seems Authority Freezing Scholarly

Book:What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

Source: What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

“I never trust anyone who's more excited about success than about doing the thing they want to be successful at.”

Want Successful Excited Being Successful Never Trust About Success Never Trust Anyone

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“You don't become great by trying to be great. You become great by wanting to do something, and then doing it so hard that you become great in the process.”

Trying Hard Process

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“When you don't have standards, it's easier to exceed them.”

Easier Standards Exceed

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“Having a child is surely the most beautifully irrational act that two people in love can commit.”

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