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People tend to salute anything unnaturally bright, at least until the shade from their hands reveals what it really is.

The dark side retains its power by imposing a blackout.

All thinking is wishful thinking.

Tears always appear at the extremes, greasing the joints between pleasure and pain.

When in doubt, remain in doubt.

Imagine their embarrassment when all the members of the orchestra arrived at the performance wearing the same outfit.

You never know what you can do until you are tried.

You can’t expect a change of scenery if you never veer from the beaten track.

You only really discover the strength of your spine when your back is against the wall.

Never trust an animal?no matter how many legs it has.

Life: adjusting a necktie in a funhouse mirror.

X + Y = You

To see clearly, one must very often squint.

Big things are accomplished by accomplishing little things first.

Familiarity breeds complacency not contempt.

There is not much room for error in an eggshell.

At night, after the children have gone to sleep, we can hide their presents all over the house.

Use sharpens a dull axe.

It’s hard to think clearly in someone’s arms.

“I am nothing,” the Buddha said. “I really do not exist. I am an open window. I am a bus stop.”

An animal must feel at least temporarily safe in order to really enjoy a meal.

Never be serious in public.

Young people should picnic in active volcanoes.

Trying to consciously control your thoughts is like trying to install a faucet on Niagara Falls.

Advice is given freely because so much of it is worthless.

It’s getting dark. Let’s celebrate.

Why I like juggling: The illusion of flight, deft mastery of falling?s art; because to have what you hold you have to throw it away as soon as it?s caught.

Rehearse the minor hurts enough and the major ones don?t hurt.

Following in other people’s footsteps is fine, as long as you are big enough to fill their shoes.

What we do while doing nothing cannot be done in haste.

It is easy to get lost in the moment, and then to mistake that moment for eternity.

Money is poor compensation for all the time we lose in making it.

Prepare for spontaneity ? now.

The Earth does not regret its orbit.

Eating is good because it gives you something to do. If you think too much, just order pizza.

Sometimes, you need a door slammed in your face before you can hear opportunity knock.

If you are in danger then you are really alive, like a nun’s orgasm.

In the margin for error lies all our room for maneuver.

There’s never nothing left to learn.

Burn your ships at night and in the morning build bridges.

Our mistakes make us interesting.

There are certain mistakes we enjoy so much that we are always willing to repeat them.

You can never look in the same mirror twice.

A smile looks a lot like a wince.

Cultivate a certain distance from yourself, as one tends to avoid radiation.

Sometimes, two goldfish in a bowl are enough.

People lose common sense when they gain dollars and cents.

There is always time between beginnings to do the whole thing over again.

Not many people live in the desert.

Too many facts spoil the plot.

The long, lonely walk back to the drawing board concentrates the mind wonderfully.