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Lynne’s Quotes

“An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.”
― Niels Bohr

tags: science

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

tags: individuality, majority, minority, pause, reflect, wisdom

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“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

tags: humor, scifi

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“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
― Arthur Schopenhauer

tags: inspirational, talent

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“Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.”
― Mark Twain

tags: truth

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The BURIED Book Club — 940 members — last activity Oct 09, 2025 06:06PM
TODAY BOOKS ARE NOT BURNED. THEY ARE BURIED. WE SHALL UNEARTH THEM.

Language & Grammar — 2162 members — last activity Aug 30, 2025 03:36AM
This group is for word lovers and has topics both serious (grammatical questions and concerns) and not so serious (word play and word games of all sor ...more

The Kindred Spirits — 300 members — last activity Sep 23, 2025 07:28AM
Place to meet and talk about anything.

The Book Lovers Club — 14 members — last activity Sep 03, 2018 07:51AM
This group will help people to share their personal thoughts so that we can help them in any situation.