STATUS QUOtes — 20201117

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

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 
“I have something he’ll never have…Enough.” — Joseph Heller

“Inspirations never go in for long engagements; they demand immediate marriage to action.” — Brendan Francis

“The prediction I can make with the highest confidence is that the most amazing discoveries will be the ones we are not today wise enough to foresee.” — Carl Sagan

** “How do you write ‘zero’ in Roman Numerals?” — Steven Wright

 

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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 —

** The number zero does not have its own Roman numeral, but the word nulla (the Latin word meaning “none”) was used by medieval scholars in lieu of 0. – via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals#Zero

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20160420

“The bird who dares to fall is the bird who learns to fly.” — Unknown

“He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody.” — Joseph Heller, Catch-22

“Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.” — Clarence Darrow

“If hard work is the key to success, most people would rather pick the lock.” — Claude McDonald

 

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