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Robert Musil Quotes

A particularly fine head on a man usually means that he is stupid; particularly deep philosophers are usually shallow thinkers; in literature, talents not much above the average are usually regarded by their contemporaries as geniuses.

Robert Musil

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: austrian
Birth: November 6, 1880 - April 15, 1942

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Man Stupid Deep Literature Head

Some people are so used to experiencing stress that they don't remember what life was like without it.

Andrew J. Bernstein

Life Stress People Remember Without

Every day a piano doesn't fall on my head is good luck.

Meg Rosoff

Good Day Luck Good Luck Fall Head

I get easily distracted and become a bit of a giddy giggler. I'm not good at taking myself seriously, and laughing at myself helps ease the pressure.

Maxine Peake

Good Myself Pressure Seriously Get

Editing requires you to be always open, always responding. It is very important, for example, not to allow yourself to want the writer to write a certain kind of book. Sometimes that's hard.

Robert Gottlieb

Yourself Book You Sometimes Kind

Our greatest lack is not money for any undertaking, but rather ideas, If the ideas are good, cash will somehow flow to where it is needed.

Robert H. Schuller

Good Money Ideas Flow Will Cash

When I first started, my songs were the politics of anger. As I got older and hopefully wiser, I wanted to be part of the politics of answers.

Michael Franti

Politics Anger Wiser First Answers

Second marriages can and do create 'real' families.

Stephanie Coontz

Create Real Marriages Second

I don't think I would describe my sense of humor. Doesn't sound like the kind of thing I'd do.

Tommy Lee Jones

Humor Think Sense Of Humor Kind Like

My husband says I look like a Q-tip.

Dolly Parton

Husband Look Like Says

I grew up assuming that I would be in public service. I never planned to be in business.

Chris Whittle

Business Service Public Service Never

I learned to canoe at summer camp and thought I'd pursue Olympic whitewater canoeing. In my senior year of high school, I instead decided to attend M.I.T. I like to say I've had only two jobs in my life: whitewater canoeing instructor and wilderness guide in college, and C.E.O. of iRobot.

Colin Angle

Life School College Wilderness Year

As people are showing the Rift to friends, word will spread that VR can be that good. So I'm not so worried in terms of adoption of the Rift.

Brendan Iribe

Good People Friends Will Spread VR