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  • #1
    William Shakespeare
    “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
    William Shakespeare, As You Like It

  • #2
    Mark Twain
    “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
    Mark Twain

  • #3
    Aristotle
    “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
    Aristotle

  • #4
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    “Never laugh at live dragons.”
    J.R.R. Tolkien

  • #5
    Bernard M. Baruch
    “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
    Bernard M. Baruch

  • #6
    Mahatma Gandhi
    “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”
    Mahatma Gandhi

  • #7
    Augusten Burroughs
    “I, myself, am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.”
    Augusten Burroughs

  • #8
    “Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck.”
    Joss Whedon

  • #9
    The Seven Social Sins are: Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce
    “The Seven Social Sins are:

    Wealth without work.
    Pleasure without conscience.
    Knowledge without character.
    Commerce without morality.
    Science without humanity.
    Worship without sacrifice.
    Politics without principle.


    From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925.”
    Frederick Lewis Donaldson

  • #10
    L. Frank Baum
    “No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.”
    L. Frank Baum, The Lost Princess of Oz

  • #11
    Jim Morrison
    “Where's your will to be weird?”
    Jim Morrison

  • #12
    Jim Morrison
    “People are strange . . .”
    Jim Morrison

  • #13
    Alain de Botton
    “There's a whole category of people who miss out by not allowing themselves to be weird enough.”
    Alain de Botton

  • #14
    Matthew Goldfinger
    “Dare to Differ”
    Matthew Goldfinger

  • #15
    Toba Beta
    “Man has to postulate weirdness,
    before reaching the new science.”
    Toba Beta, Betelgeuse Incident: Insiden Bait Al-Jauza

  • #16
    “I’m not even on drugs, I’m just weird.”
    Alex Gaskarth

  • #17
    Jaachynma N.E. Agu
    “Don't blow off another's candle for it won't make yours shine brighter.”
    Jaachynma N.E. Agu, The Prince and the Pauper

  • #18
    Israelmore Ayivor
    “Everybody is standing, but you must stand out.

    Everybody is breaking grounds; but you must breakthrough!

    Everybody scratching it; but you must scratch it hard!

    Everybody is going, but you must keep going extra miles!

    Dare to be exceptionally excellent and why not?”
    Israelmore Ayivor

  • #19
    John Waters
    “Life is nothing if you're not obsessed.”
    John Waters

  • #20
    John Waters
    “You have to remember that it is impossible to commit a crime while reading a book.”
    John Waters

  • #21
    John Waters
    “I could never kill myself. I approve of suicide if you have horrible health. Otherwise it's the ultimate hissy fit.”
    John Waters

  • #22
    John Waters
    “I respect everything I make fun of.”
    John Waters

  • #23
    John Waters
    “My hobby is extreme Catholic behavior -- BEFORE the Reformation.”
    John Waters

  • #24
    John Waters
    “Contemporary art hates you.”
    John Waters

  • #25
    John Waters
    “Nothing is more impotent than an unread library.”
    John Waters, Role Models

  • #26
    John Waters
    “True success is figuring out your life and career so you never have to be around jerks.”
    John Waters, Role Models



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