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He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense. John McCarthy arithmeticdoomnonsense Change image and share on social
An extreme optimist is a man who believes that humanity will probably survive even if it doesn't take his advice. John McCarthy advicebelieveextreme Change image and share on social
An excessive knowledge of Marxism is a sign of a misspent youth. John McCarthy excessiveknowledgemarxism Change image and share on social
I grow daily to honour facts more and more, and theory less and less. A fact, it seems to me, is a great thing; a sentence printed, if not by God, then at least by the Devil. Thomas Carlyle dailydevilfact Change image and share on social
I remember watching 'Colombo' a lot with my dad. That was one of the first detective shows I remember watching. And I remember my dad turning to me - my dad loves to turn to me and explain why things are funny. He used to do that with 'Seinfeld' all the time. He did it with 'Colombo', too, set the scene. Stephanie Beatriz colombodaddetective share on social
If I had written something, and I had written myself into a corner, I didn't abandon it. Because I remembered: There's always more. Maria Semple abandoncornerremember Change image and share on social