Wit & Wisdom
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,; Jascha Heifetz; George R.R. Martin
“With knowledge comes more doubt.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, quoted in the New York Post
“No matter what side of an argument you’re on, you always find some people on your side that you wish were on the other side.”
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Musician Jascha Heifetz, quoted in the Associated Press
“The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program.”
Ronald Reagan, quoted in HumanEvents.com
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.”
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Author George R.R. Martin, quoted in the Daily Mail (U.K.)
“Never tell your problems to anyone. Twenty percent don’t care and the other 80 percent are glad you have them.”
Football coach Lou Holtz, quoted in the Minneapolis Star Tribune
“You’ve got to work like it’s your first day on the job every day.”
Nicki Minaj, quoted in Marie Claire
“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”
George Orwell, quoted in NYTimes.com
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