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“Colleges typically did not tell you that ninety percent of your education came after you hung the parchment on the wall. People might ask for a rebate.”
― The Teeth of the Tiger
― The Teeth of the Tiger
“If you want to kick the tiger in his ass you'd better have a plan for dealing with his teeth”
― The Teeth of the Tiger
― The Teeth of the Tiger
“She can take a year to read something, whereas I like a book that becomes more important in my life that life itself.
When I was in the middle of 'Red Storm Rising' by Tom Clancy - which was not selected for the Man Booker shortlist - you could have taken my liver out and fed it to the dog. And I wouldn't have noticed.”
― The World According to Clarkson
When I was in the middle of 'Red Storm Rising' by Tom Clancy - which was not selected for the Man Booker shortlist - you could have taken my liver out and fed it to the dog. And I wouldn't have noticed.”
― The World According to Clarkson
“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.”
― Julius Caesar
― Julius Caesar
“I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.”
― Notes from Underground
― Notes from Underground
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