To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
STEVEN WRIGHTThe other night I was lying in bed, looking up at the stars, and I wondered, ‘Where the hell is my roof?
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I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory.
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Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.
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I went for a walk last night and she asked me how long I was going to be gone. I said, ‘The whole time.
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If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren’t people from Holland called Holes?
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Last night I played a blank tape at full blast. The mime next door went nuts.
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Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.
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I was thinking that women should put pictures of missing husbands on beer cans.
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I have an inferiority complex, but it’s not a very good one.
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I am writing a book. So far I have the pages numbered.
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My nephew has HDADHD. High Definition Attention Deficit Disorder. He can barely pay attention, but when he does it’s unbelievably clear.
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Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
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If at first you don’t succeed, then skydiving definitely isn’t for you.
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Five out of four people have trouble with fractions.
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Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist but a person who drives a racing car not called a racist?
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Shin: a device for finding furniture in the dark.
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