"All of us necessarily hold many casual opinions that are ludicrously wrong simply because life is far too short for us to think through even a small fraction of the topics that we come across."

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Source : Julian Lincoln Simon (1998). “The Ultimate Resource 2”, p.55, Princeton University Press

Julian Simon

#Thinking Quotes #Topics Quotes #Opinion Quotes

“I did dancing and singing when I was little, and then when I was 12 years old my friends were taking speech and drama at school. They were private lessons, and I started doing that. Over the years everyone else dropped out and I just kept going. I loved it.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Advice? I don't offer advice. Not my business. Your life is what you make it.”
“I think some people in their 20s really get it, that acting is about creativity and the work. They get their maturity from their work.”
“Happiness and Prosperity are now within our Reach; but to attain and preserve them must depend upon our own Wisdom and Virtue.”

Source : Letter to William Cabell, May 6, 1783.
“There is only one force stronger than selfishness, and that is stupidity.”
“In a world of infinite choice if something is not made specifically for me I'm gone.”
“If there is to be any romance in marriage woman must be given every chance to earn a decent living at other occupations. Otherwise no man can be sure that he is loved for himself alone, and that his wife did not come to the Registry Office because she had no luck at the Labour Exchange.”
“I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.”

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