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“Sex after 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope. Even putting my cigar in its holder is a thrill.”

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George Burns was an American comedian, writer, and singer, born on January 20, 1896, and died on March 9, 1996. Known for his unique humor and longevity, he is one of the most famous comedians of the 20th century. more

“On those remote pages [of 'a certain Chinese encyclopedia'] it is written that animals are divided into (a) those that belong to the Emperor, (b) embalmed ones, (c) those that are trained, (d) suckling pigs, (e) mermaids, (f ) fabulous ones, (g) stray dogs, (h) those that are included in this classification, (i) those that tremble as if they were mad, (j) innumerable ones, (k) those drawn with a very fine camel's hair brush, (l) others, (m) those that have just broken a flower vase, (n) those that resemble flies from a distance.”

Ifs Certain Animal Written Dog Flower Hair Broken Fine Pages Mad Distance Chinese Divided Pigs Brushes Fabulous Emperor Mermaid Camels Classification Encyclopedia Vases Stray Dogs

Author:Jorge Luis Borges

“The first and most important thing of all, at least for writers today, is to strip language clean, to lay it bare down to the bone.”

Writing Firsts Important Age Today Time Language Important Things Lays Clean Bones

Author:Ernest Hemingway

“The only thing that can spoil a day is people and if you can keep from making engagements, every day has no limits.”

People Ifs Men Age Time Limits Engagement Spoil Monarchy

Author:Ernest Hemingway

“Cowardice, as distinguished from panic, is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the functioning of the imagination. Learning to suspend your imagination and live completely in the very second of the present with no before and no after is the greatest gift a soldier can acquire.”

Life War Age Death Imagination Ability Learning Military Excellence Soldier Acquire Cowardice Panic Distinguished Greatest Gifts

Author:Ernest Hemingway

“I've been to Nepal, but I'd like to go to Tibet. It must be a wonderful place to go. I don't think there's anything there, but it would be a nice place to visit.”

Thinking Would Be Nice Wonderful Places To Go Tibet Nepal Wonderful Places

Author:David Attenborough

“Just because people want to eat the burger doesn't mean they want to meet the cow.”

People Want Mean Cows Burgers

Author:Steve Buscemi

“What occasions the greater part of the world's quarrels? Simply this: Two minds meet and do not understand each other in time enough to prevent any shock of surprise at the conduct of either party.”

World Mind Two Enough Party Greater Surprise Occasions Shock Quarrels Disagreement Two Minds

Book:The complete poetical works and letters of John Keats

Source: The complete poetical works and letters of John Keats

“Call the world if you please "the vale of soul-making." Then you will find out the use of the world.”

Ifs World Soul Use Please

Author:John Keats

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