Martin Luther
Theologian
"It's not what I don't know that bothers me - it's what I do know and don't do!"
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Stephen Hawking
Theoretical Physicist
"The more you learn, the more you know. The more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know. So why bother to learn."
William Faulkner
Novelist, Poet, Playwright
"Nothing can destroy the good writer. The only thing that can alter the good writer is death. Good ones don't have time to bother with success or getting rich."
George Carlin
Comedian, Actor
"I was a loner as a child. I had an imaginary friend - I didn't bother with him."
Salvador Dali
Artist, Surrealist
"Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid."
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"I would like to get rid of the homophobes, sexists, and racists in our audience. I know they're out there and it really bothers me."
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"It's not what happens in life that bothers us. It's what we're believing about it that bothers us."
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"I regarded drugs as somewhat like rattlesnakes - it's possible to pick one up without getting bit, but why bother?"
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"What is it about death that bothers me? Probably the hours."
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"Email is very informal, a memo. But I find that not signing off or not having a salutation bothers me."
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"Change your attitude to the things that bother you and you will be aware of them."
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"Why bother choosing a certain chair? Because that chair says something about you."
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"Nothing anybody's said or written about me ever bothers me, except when it does."
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"Those who escape hell however never talk about it and nothing much bothers them after that"
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"No one can bother you unless you agree with them."
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"When I turned 60, it didn't bother me at all."
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"I'm not 40 yet. I wouldn't even bother comparing myself to Chaplin."
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"Critics don't bother me because if I do badly, I know I'm bad before they even write it. And if I'm good, I know I'm good. I know best about myself, so a critic doesn't anger me."
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"When I see something I like, that's all that counts. What they use, how they get there, I never bother them."
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"Growing older doesnt bother me."
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"If it wasn't for the fun and money, I really don't know why I'd bother."
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"I just worry because I know I say a lot, often. It doesn't bother me, it's more about the people that get affected around me."
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"I had wanted life not to bother me too much, and had succeeded - and how pitiful that was."
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"You can shave my head if you need to; it doesn't bother me."
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"When the chips are down, you are alone, and loneliness can be terrifying. Fortunately, I've always had a chum I could call. And I love to be alone. It doesn't bother me one bit. I’m my own company."
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