“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
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“Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.”
― Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose
― Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose
“Perfection is a stick with which to beat the possible.”
― Hope in the Dark: The Untold History of People Power
― Hope in the Dark: The Untold History of People Power
“Nobody's perfect. We're all just one step up from the beasts and one step down from the angels.”
― Half Broke Horses
― Half Broke Horses
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