"Anybody who thinks there's nothing wrong with this world needs to have his head examined. Just when things are going all right, without fail someone or something will come along and spoil everything. Somebody should write that down as a fundamental law of the Universe. The principle of perpetual disappointment. If there is a God who created this world, he should scrap it and try again."

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Source : "Sir James Dyson: Design Is Everyday Problem Solving" by Beth Carter, www.wired.com. May 1, 2012.

Athol Fugard

#Disappointment Quotes #Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“When you are a writer the assist-to-turnover ratio...there are a lot more turnovers than assists. It's just the nature of the beast.”

Source : "Why Dane DeHaan and Aubrey Plaza's 'Life After Beth' Make Out Could Have Been Awkward". Interview with Jordan Zakarin, yahoo.com. August 7, 2014.
“If you didnâ€™t take the picture, you werenâ€™t there.”
“I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe's couplets: "Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now!"”
“There's only one thing to do with God's offer of the gift of salvation: Say "thank you" and embrace it.”
“Words don't come easily, like forgive me.”

Source : Song: Baby Can I Hold You, Album: Tracy Chapman, 1988
“Simply put, killing healthy or treatable animals is immoral.”
“Hold on to your dreams, one day, it will come true.”
“To design something really new and innovative you have to reject reason.”

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