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What is called an acute knowledge of human nature is mostly nothing but the observer's own weaknesses reflected back from others.

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Georg C. Lichtenberg
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Category: Knowledge

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. Many believe – and I believe – that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age I do not want to give it up I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him.
  • 2. A woman tells her doctor 'I've got a bad back.' The doctor says 'It's old age.' The woman says 'I want a second opinion.' The doctor says: 'Okay – you're ugly as well.'
  • 3. Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else.

2 Amazing

  • 1. At that time I had recently finished a book called Amazing Grace which many people tell me is a very painful book to read. Well if it was painful to read it was also painful to write. I had pains in my chest for two years while I was writing that book.
  • 2. The thing that is really hard and really amazing is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.
  • 3. I enjoy looking at words on paper and visualizing how to make them come to life. As a director the creative process is really amazing.

3 Anger

  • 1. All who consult on doubtful matters should be void of hatred friendship anger and pity.
  • 2. I did not want to put myself on the line as an Australian playing Britain's greatest comic actor. The fans of Sellers are obsessive possessive – and aggressive. I did not want to risk their anger – or my own reputation.
  • 3. I have some anger issues.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. Married people from my generation are like an endangered species!
  • 2. See the 'On the Road' that came out in 1957 was censored. A lot of the honesty of it the bitter honesty is in the original scroll version that came out in 2007 on the 50-year anniversary. Back then there was so much post-Second World War fear that was imposed on everybody – 'You must live life this way' – and these guys were bored.
  • 3. Next month I will celebrate my 30th anniversary of marriage with my beautiful bride Vicki. Our marriage has been a blessing. I have gained even more respect for the institution over the past 3 decades and will defend it against attack.

5 Architecture

  • 1. Architecture is the art of how to waste space.
  • 2. Georgian architecture respected the scale of both the individual and the community.
  • 3. An important work of architecture will create polemics.
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