What the world needs now is more love
and less paperwork.
Pearl Bailey

The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.
Anais Nin

When one tugs at a single thing in nature,
he finds it attached to the rest of the world.
John Muir

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.
Lin Yutang

It is the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then say you are mad, then dangerous, then there’s a pause, and then you can’t find anyone who disagrees.
Tony Benn

I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.
Groucho Marx

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