"Tell a thousand people to draft a letter, let them debate every phrase, and see how long it takes and what you get."
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"Most people's deaths are a sham. There's nothing left to die."
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"Boring damned people. All over the earth. Propagating more boring damned people. What a horror show. The earth swarmed with them."
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"So perverse is mankind that every nationality prefers to be misgoverned by its own people than to be well ruled by another"
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"You the people have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure."
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"If you always tell people why, they'll understand it better, they'll consider it more important, and they'll be more likely to comply."
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"To me, it's obvious that the winner has to bet very selectively. It's been obvious to me since very early in life. I don't know why it's not obvious to very many other people."
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"Most people early achieve and later intensify a tendency to process new and disconfirming information so that any original conclusion remains intact. They become people of whom Philip Wylie observed: "You couldn't 't squeeze a dime between what they already know and what they will never learn.""
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"The world of derivatives is full of holes that very few people are really aware of. It's like hydrogen and oxygen sitting on the corner waiting for a little flame."
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"I don't want to sell credit to people who are going to hurt themselves with it. You should only sell products that are good for the people who use them. Some disagree with this, but I know I'm right. That is to say, you're talking to a Republican who admires Elizabeth Warren."
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"Suppose you were a real estate investor with a 1/3 interest in the best apartment complex in town, the best mall, and the best office building. Would you feel like a poor, undiversified investor? No! But as soon as you get into stocks, people feel this way. Partly, people need to justify their fees."
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"I am against people reaping where they have not sown. But we have a saying that if you want to eat a toad you should look for a fat and juicy one."
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"For people who are coming out of an oral tradition, it is very exciting to get into reading and writing and it is quite interesting how frequently people want to write their own story. Sometimes it is straight history - this is how we came about, how our town was created, a lot of that kind of effort, as soon as literacy came. The first thing you wanted to do was to put something down about who you are or how you are related to you neighbors. Then the next stage would be the stories, the cultural part of the story: this is the kind of world our ancestors made or aspired to."
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"You – help - people. You are an expert in your field, who genuinely helps other human beings. Take pride in that, stop hawking your wares, and get a bit of respect for your profession, and earn some from your prospects."
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"I used to have horrible cars that would always end up broken down on the highway. When I tried to flag someone down, nobody stopped. But if I pushed my own car, other drivers would get out and push with me. If you want help, help yourself - people like to see that."
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"Pakistan has to export a lot of uneducated people, many of whom have become infected with the most barbaric reactionary ideas."
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"Millions of people die every day. Everyone's got to go sometime."
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"I want people to be inspired that I've always strived for excellence and I've always gone beyond what anybody ever thought I could do, what I thought I myself could do. And I've allowed myself to be inspired, kept my eyes open and my senses open to inspiration around me."
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"I myself never feel that I'm sexy. If people call me cute, I am happier."
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"The worst crimes are not committed by evil degenerates, but by decent and intelligent people taking 'pragmatic' decisions."
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