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I have always been fascinated by the law of reversed effort. Sometimes I call it ‘the backwards law’. When you try to stay on the surface of the water, you sink; but when you try to sink, you float … Insecurity is the result of trying to be
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“An idea is not responsible for the people who hold it.”
― Professor at Large: The Cornell Years
― Professor at Large: The Cornell Years
“The world makes sense this Sunday morning.”
― Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years
― Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years
“Standards of food and television are appallingly low, and yet there are lots of both. Yet the standards of kindliness and consideration amongst the people are high – though they are sometimes made fools of by their over-sufficiency. See the size of so many over-fed citizens of all ages. Human incarnations of the economy of waste.”
― Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years
― Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years
“Then all the world and his dog either rang or turned up.”
― Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years
― Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years
“Everything available except roast potatoes, brussels sprouts, Christmas pudding and a third candle to see what we were eating.”
― Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
― Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
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