"During the Gold Rush, most would-be miners lost money, but people who sold them picks, shovels, tents and blue-jeans (Levi Strauss) made a nice profit."

-- Peter Lynch

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“The rule is: the word 'it's' (with apostrophe) stands for 'it is' or 'it has'. If the word does not stand for 'it is' or 'it has' then what you require is 'its'. This is extremely easy to grasp. Getting your itses mixed up is the greatest solecism in the world of punctuation. No matter that you have a PhD and have read all of Henry James twice. If you still persist in writing, 'Good food at it's best', you deserve to be struck by lightning, hacked up on the spot and buried in an unmarked grave.”
“My books have helped a lot of men to lose weight.”
“There is no problem that cannot be solved.”
“There's no point dating a guy who can't support a family.”
“The surest mark of a Christian is not faith, or even love, but joy.”
“No company fails in communist China, because they're all partly owned by the government.”
“Whenever you're in doubt about any action, ask yourself: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind? You can also ask, what would love do now?”
“Show me a god that does not demand mortal suffering. Show me a god that celebrates diversity, a celebration that embraces even non-believers, and is not threatened by them. Show me a god that understands the meaning of peace. In life, not in death.”

Source : Steven Erikson (2009). “The Bonehunters: Malazan Book Of Fallen 6”, p.1125, Random House

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