"It is exciting to write about the present once one gets beyond the trivia of the moment. As a time to live in, as a time to think about, the present is intriguing."

-- Vikram Seth

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Trivia Quotes

“I started passing out the schematics and the code listings for the computer, telling everyone here it is. It's small, it's simple, it's inexpensive: Build your own. No idea to start a company. Steve Jobs came by later and say, you know, people are interested. Why don't we start a company?”
“They have most likely said it because they have an unmet need.”
“What's going on in the Senate is kind of a politics of escalation. We're getting sort of like the Mideast: pay back everybody when you're in charge.”
“Most important, Christmas should be a spiritual experience....Christmas is not just an event in time; it is a spiritual experience available to every person who hears the Gospel.”
“You can't live with letting your feelings guide you, you'll get smooshed.”
“Historical analogy is the last refuge of people who can't grasp the current situation.”
“what are the objects of an useful American education? classical knowlege, modern languages & chiefly French, Spanish, & Italian; Mathematics; Natural philosophy; Natural History; Civil History; Ethics.”
“I have not wept since the death of my parents," said Luxa quietly. "But I am thought to be unnatural in this respect.”

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