No individual death among human beings is important. Someone who dies leaves his work behind and that does not entirely die. It never entirely dies as long as humanity exists.
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
Congratulations on the new library, because it isn't just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a time machine that will take you to the far past and the far future, a teacher that knows more than any human being, a friend that will amuse you and console you -- and most of all, a gateway, to a better and happier and more useful life. [Letters of Note; Troy (MI, USA) Public Library, 1971]
If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster.
No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.
