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In short, if we adhere to the standard of perfection in all our endeavors, we are left with nothing but mathematics and the White Album.

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Daniel Gilbert
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: November 5
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Our inability to recall how we really felt is why our wealth of experiences turns out to be poverty of riches.
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Hateful, blasphemous, prejudiced, vulgar, rude, or ignorant remarks are the music of a free society, and the relentless patter of idiots is how we know we're in one. When all the words in our public conversation are fair, good, and true, it's time to make a run for the fence.
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