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  • Problem

    For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.   H. L. Mencken Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English.[1] He commented widely on the… Read More ›

  • Family

      The family, that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor in our innermost hearts never quite wish to.   Dodie Smith Dorothy Gladys “Dodie” Smith (3 May 1896 – 24 November 1990) was an English novelist and playwright. She is best known for… Read More ›

  • Discipline

    Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There’s plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.   H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Horace Jackson Brown Jr. (March 14, 1940 – November 30,… Read More ›

  • Sorted

    I quite like the element of charity shops not being sorted out.   Alice Levine Alice Esme Levine (born 8 July 1986) is an English radio and television presenter, narrator, and comedian.