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- Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd.
- Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964)
- It was beautiful and simple, as truly great swindles are.
- O. Henry (1862 - 1910)
- An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous.
- Henry Ford (1863 - 1947)
- People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.
- Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)
- After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say "I want to see the manager."
- William S. Burroughs (1914 - 1997)
- We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true.
- Robert Wilensky, speech at a 1996 conference
- A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.
- John le Carre (1931 - )
- Would those of you in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry.
- John Lennon (1940 - 1980)
- If it weren't for baseball, many kids wouldn't know what a millionaire looked like.
- Phyllis Diller
- Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If it's original, you will have to ram it down their throats.
- Howard Aiken (1900 - 1973)
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