STATUS QUOtes — 20240716

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Topcats often begin as underdogs.” — Bernard Meltzer

“An expert is a man who knows just that much more about his subject than his associates. Most of us are nearer the top than we think. We fail to realize how easy it is, how necessary it is to learn that fraction more.” — William N. Hutchins

“Mix a quart of uncertainty, a quart of complexity, a quart of mystery, and a quart of adventure and you have a gallon of life.” — Dee Hock

“When somebody recognizes you at a Dairy Queen in Texas, you’re a star.” — Shelley Duvall

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20160312

“When everyone is somebody, then no one’s anybody.” — W. S. Gilbert

“It is strange that only extraordinary men make the discoveries which later appear so easy and simple.” — George C. Lichtenberg

“Every mind is a building filled with archaic furniture. Clean out a corner of your mind and creativity will instantly fill it.” — Dee Hock

“If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.” — P. J. O’Rourke

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20150610

“I had to remove knowledge to make room for belief.” — Immanuel Kant

“Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.” — Democritus

“The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get the old ones out.” — Dee Hock

“History does not always repeat itself. Sometimes it just yells, ‘Can’t you remember anything I told you?’ and lets fly with a club.” — John W. Campbell Jr.