"Every day you amass knowledge in a frantic race against death that death must win. You want to find out everything in the time you have; yet in the end you wonder why you bothered, it'll all be lost. I keep trying to explain this to anyone who will listen."

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Source : Derek Raymond (2011). “He Died with His Eyes Open: Factory 1”, p.35, Profile Books

Derek Raymond

#Winning Quotes #Race Quotes #Trying Quotes

“Antipater, now undisputed heir, had called down on his head the utter loathing of the nation, for everyone knew that all the slanders directed against his brothers had originated with him.”

Source : Flavius Josephus (1970). “The Jewish War”, Penguin Classics
“Poverty, the existence of the poor, was the first cause of riches.”
“It was funny that you know someone for years but still discover something you never noticed before.”
“Success cannot be measured in wealth, fame or power, but by whether you have made a positive difference for others.”
“If you're not balanced, your mind's not balanced... my fuse went.”

Source : "Q: Did you feel suicidal before you were sectioned? A: Nah, I'm not that brave or clever. I wouldn't know how to tie a rope, know what I mean?". www.theguardian.com. October 23, 2005.
“A friend is, as it were, a second self.”
“The board is currently undertaking what could be its most important task, ... We are confident that we're going to make a choice that is in the best interest of the company, shareholders and others.”
“If the assertion that there is a god is nonsensical, then the atheist's assertion that there is no god is equally nonsensical, since it is only a significant proposition that can be significantly contradicted.”

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