"You have no idea how long a year is until youâ€™re stone sober."

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Bill Burr

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“When God ignores you, the devil starts looking good.”
“It is so hard trying to say what you mean.”

Source : Elizabeth Wein (2013). “Rose Under Fire”, p.29, Egmont UK
“There is a holy mistaken zeal in politics as well as religion. By persuading others, we convince ourselves.”

Source : 'Public Advertiser' 19 December 1769, Letter 35
“The only thing I ever withheld from the KGB were the names of two agents whom I personally had known and handled and had a particular feeling for.”
“Hackman's paradox: Groups have natural advantages: they have more resources than individuals; greater diversity of resources; more flexibility in deploying the resources; many opportunities for collective learning; and, the potential for synergy. Yet studies show that their actual performance often is subpar relative to "nominal" groups (i.e. individuals given the same task but their results are pooled.) The two most common reasons: groups are assigned work that is better done by individuals or are structured in ways that cap their full potential.”
“Bookish people, who are often maladroit people, persist in thinking they can master any subtlety so long as it's been shaped into acceptable expository prose.”
“There are far more talented people doing voice work than I.”
“In Virgil's account of the good housewife, who rises early in order to measure out the work of the household, and in Solomon's description of the thrifty woman of his time, one sees the value set upon feminine industry and economy in times far removed from our own.”

Source : Julia Ward Howe (1880). “Modern Society”

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