- Charles Dickens
(02/07/1812 – 06/09/1870)
English writer
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"Yea, marry, now it is somewhat, for now it is
rhyme; before, it was neither rhyme nor reason."
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"He had but one eye, and the popular prejudice
runs in favour of two."
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"Men may not get all they pay for in this world,
but they must certainly pay for all they get."
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| "Once you begin being naughty, it is easier to go on and on, and sooner or later something dreadful happens." |  |
"Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent
place in the world for ugly mathematics."
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"We must interpret a bad temper as a sign of
inferiority."
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"Down South where I come from you don't go around hitting too many white keys."
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"The cowboys have a way of trussing up a steer
or a pugnacious bronco which fixes the brute so that it can neither move
nor think. This is the hog-tie, and it is what Euclid did to geometry."
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| "The office was his pirate ship but the car his perilous excursion ashore." |  |
"I founded Wang Laboratories to show that Chinese
could excel at things other than running laundries and restaurants."
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| "The real problem is what to do with problem solvers after the problem is solved." |  |
"Most people say, 'Well, Earl, you sing the blues,'
or however they want to categorize it. I just sing songs. I'm a writer,
so whatever gymnastics jump through my head, I write about it."
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"The future is much like the present, only longer."
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| "How many people here have telekinetic powers? Raise my hand." |  |
| "If I don't need the money, I don't work." |  |
"Guns don't kill people, people kill people, and monkeys do too (if they have a gun)."
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| "I just wake up and say, 'You're a bum, go do something worthwhile today.'" |  |
"The goal of a tick is NOT to become a dog."
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"Do you know what the good side of crack is?
If you're up at the right hour, you can get a VCR for $1.50. You can furnish
your whole house for $10.95."
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| "I don't believe that old cliche that good things come to those who wait. I think good things come to those who want something so bad they can't sit still." |  |
| Born 02/06 | Born 02/07 | Born 02/08 | Birth Dates | |
| Died 02/06 | Died 02/07 | Died 02/08 | Death Dates |