Nothing, save the hangman's noose, concentrates the mind like piles of cash. — Tim Wu Copy Share Image
When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Failure concentrates the mind wonderfully. If you don't make mistakes, you're not trying hard enough. — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
“Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.” — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Nothing concentrates one's mind so much as the realization that one is going to be hanged in the morning! — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Tea. I find that both settles the stomach and concentrates the mind. Wonderful drink, tea. — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Paradox is the sharpest scalpel in the satchel of science. Nothing concentrates the mind as effectively, regardless of whether it pits two… — Hans Christian von Baeyer Copy Share Image
