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February 13, 1936I ask of people more than they can give me. It is useless to maintain the contrary....

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...I expected a gift, you know, something nice and useless...

I was made to learn Latin and Greek, but I resented it, being of opinion that it was silly to learn ...

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we are burning like a chicken wing left on the grill of an outdoor barbecuewe are unwanted and burni...

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Charles BukowskiYou Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense

Someday you will die, and until you know that, you're useless to me.

Could be. I’m a pretty dangerous dude when I’m cornered.”“Yeah,” said the voice from under the table...

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Douglas AdamsThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Sit still with me in the shade of these green trees, which have no weightier thought than the wither...

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Fernando PessoaThe Education of the Stoic

My method is atheism. I find the atheistic outlook provides a favourable background for cosmopolitan...

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She wanted to get some personal profit out of things, and she rejected as useless all that did not c...

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It's a completely useless emotion - jealousy. I don't go there.

the word dyting is not synonymous with the word useless

For all that was happening to him, his voice was strong and inviting, and his mind was vibrating wit...

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Mitch AlbomTuesdays with Morrie

A theory is like medicine (or government): often useless, sometimes necessary, always self-serving, ...

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Nassim Nicholas TalebThe Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

The only time they ever throw anything away is when it's really and truly broken, and then they make...

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Ruth OzekiA Tale for the Time Being