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Don’t be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had missed.

Lily Tomlin

If evolution was worth its salt, it should’ve evolved something better than ‘survival of the fittest.’ I think a better idea would be ‘survival of the wittiest.’ At least, that way, creatures that didn’t survive could’ve died laughing.
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Better Creature Death Evolution Laughter Survive Worth
Having a real public outlet is how you imprint something for yourself. It’s just a matter of timing. It’s like you’ve marked your territory.
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Place Public Reality Time Yourself
The start to a better world is the belief that it is possible.
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Belief Better Possible Start World
The road to success is always under construction.
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Construction Inspirational Road Success
Instead of working for the survival of the fittest, we should be working for the survival of the wittiest – then we can all die laughing.
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Death Laughter Smart Survive Work
Remember we’re all in this alone.
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Alone One Liner Remember
Truth is, I’ve always been selling out. The difference is that in the past, I looked like I had integrity because there were no buyers.
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Difference Integrity Myself Past Truth
I guess if people couldn’t profit from war I don’t think there would be war.
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Myself People Profit Thinking War
Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.
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Hard Time Struggle Worst
I think life is perverse. It can be beautiful, but it won’t.
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Beautiful Life Myself Pervert Thinking
You can’t expect insights, even the big ones, to make you suddenly understand everything. But I figure: Hey it’s a step in the right direction if they leave you confused in a deeper way.
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Big Confusion Deep Direction Expectation Leaving Right Understand Way
I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.
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Action Deep Inspirational Motivational Myself
Infinity is just time on an ego trip.
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Ego Infinity One Liner Time Trip
Why isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet?
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Name Top Yourself
If I had known what it would be like to have it all – I might have been willing to settle for less.
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Fame Myself Settle Willing
I was always drawn to more the social-expression-of-culture types.
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Culture Expression Myself Social Type

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