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“When people say that German or any other language is romantic... all they really mean is that they've enjoyed a past in the language”

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John Irving

John Irving is an American novelist known for his intricate narrative structures and profound character development. His works often explore themes of family, love, morality, and identity, enjoying great popularity among readers. more

“When death comes, it's just like winter. We don't say, "There ought not to be winter." That the winter season, when the leaves fall and the snow comes, is some kind of defeat, something which we should hold out against. No. Winter is part of the natural course of events. No winter, no summer. No cold, no heat.”

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Author:Alan Watts

“When students cheat on exams, it's because our school system values grades more than students value learning.”

Wisdom School Values Education Learning Students Deception Grades Deceit Cheating Black People Cheat Exam School System Good Grades

Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson

“The time to buy stocks is consistently over time. You should never buy your investments with the idea, 'I have to get a certain return.' You should look at the best return possible and learn to live with that. But you should not try to make your investments earn what you feel you need. It doesn't work that way. The stock doesn't know you own it.”

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Author:Warren Buffett

“The flaw in our character is our insistence on separating blue-collar jobs from white-collar jobs, and encouraging one form of education over another.”

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Author:Mike Rowe

“You've got to be able to hold a lot of contradictory ideas in your mind without going nuts. I feel like to do my job right, when I walk out on stage I've got to feel like it's the most important thing in the world. Also I've got to feel like, well, it's only rock and roll. Somehow you've got to believe both of those things.”

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Author:Bruce Springsteen

“If someone does offer you a job, say 'yes.' You can always quit later. Then at least you'll be one of the unemployed as opposed to one of the never-employed. Nothing looks worse on a resume than nothing.”

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Author:Stephen Colbert

“It's not the sugar that makes the tea sweet, but the stirring.”

Wisdom Sweet Tea Sugar Stirring

Book:In One Era and Out the Other: A Life's Journey

Source: In One Era and Out the Other: A Life's Journey

“Those who cavalierly reject the Theory of Evolution, as not adequately supported by facts, seem quite to forget that their own theory it supported by no facts at all.”

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Book:Essays: Scientific, Political and Speculative

Source: Essays: Scientific, Political and Speculative

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