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“There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations. We keep on turning and making new combinations indefinitely; but they are the same old pieces of colored glass that have been in use through all the ages.”
― Mark Twain, Mark Twain's Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review

“I don't know what's the matter with people: they don't learn by understanding, they learn by some other way — by rote or something. Their knowledge is so fragile!”
― Richard Feynman

“To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.”
― Ludwig van Beethoven

“Be alone, that is the secret of invention; be alone, that is when ideas are born.”
― Nikola Tesla

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss

“Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”
― Franz Kafka

“The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

“I am free and that is why I am lost.”
― Franz Kafka

“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.”
― Soren Kierkegaard