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“All of old. Nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”
― Samuel Beckett, Worstward Ho

“It's funny how these days, when every household has its own inter-continental ballistic missile, you hardly even think about them. . . . A lot of us, though, have started painting the missiles different colors, even decorating them with our own designs, like butterflies or stenciled flowers. They take up so much space in the backyard, they might as well look nice, and the government leaflets don't say that you have to use the paint they supply.”
― Shaun Tan, Tales from Outer Suburbia

“In this dark, when we all talk at once, some of us must learn to whistle.”
― Walt Kelly

“When the urgent crowds out the important, people urgently accomplish nothing of value.”
― Orrin Woodward, LIFE