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“Basically, I learned to read by reading 'Peanuts,' just wanting to know what they were saying.”

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Stephan Pastis, born on January 16, 1968, is a renowned cartoonist from the United States. He is best known for his comic strip 'Pearls Before Swine', which is celebrated for its unique humor and satirical take on everyday life. more

“I think the comic that's gotten me the most feedback is actually the one about the stoplights. Noticing when the stoplights are in sync, or calculating the length of your strides between floor tiles - normal people notice that kind of stuff, but a certain kind of person will do some calculations.”

People Thinking Kind Persons Certain Stuff Normal Comic Length Feedback Calculations Noticing Stride Calculating Sync Tiles

Author:Randall Munroe

“There are so many adventures that you miss because you're waiting to think of a plan. To find them, look for tiny interesting choices. And remember that you are always making up the future as you go.”

Thinking Looks Remember Choices Waiting Interesting Plans Missing Adventure Tiny Making Up Wrong Turn Slacking

Author:Randall Munroe

“Language is the best, best toy.”

Language Toys

Author:Jerry Holkins

“Rockefeller and his associates did not build the Standard Oil Co. in the board rooms of Wall Street banks. They fought their way to control by rebate and drawback, bribe and blackmail, espionage and price cutting, by ruthless efficiency of organization.”

Way Rooms Cutting Streets Wall Standards Organization Oil Boards Efficiency Associates Ruthless Espionage Bribe Blackmail Drawbacks Standard Oil

Author:Ida Tarbell

“The whole force of the respectable circles to which I belonged, that respectable circle which knew as I did not the value of security won, the slender chance of replacing it if lost or abandoned, was against me.”

Ifs Whole Values Lost Force Chance Security Circles Abandoned Respectable Slender

Book:All in the Day's Work: An Autobiography

Source: All in the Day's Work: An Autobiography

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