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title: "5 Paper Basket Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [“ambulances were a bit over the top. Nobody got hurt and the fire was only in the waste paper basket.   I’ve”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-campbell/ambulances-were-a-bit-over-the-top-nobody-got-hurt-and-the-fire-was/)

[Bill Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-campbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/155/bill-campbell-57326_got-hurt_ambulances-were-a-bit-over-the-top-nobod_248751.jpg)

> [If you file your waste-paper basket for fifty years, you have a public library.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-benn/if-you-file-your-waste-paper-basket-for-fifty-years-you-have-a-public/)

[Tony Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-benn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d7/tony-benn-2543_fifty_if-you-file-your-waste-paper-basket-for_686997.png)

> [“to have a VERY BIG waste paper basket to take care of ALL invitations such as yours—productivity in my experience consists of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-mckeown/to-have-a-very-big-waste-paper-basket-to-take-care-of-all-invitations/)

[Greg McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-mckeown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/120/greg-mckeown-8740_busy_to-have-a-very-big-waste-paper-basket-to_1624243.png)

> [The most important thing in the kitchen is the waste paper basket and it needs to be centrally located.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-knuth/the-most-important-thing-in-the-kitchen-is-the-waste-paper-basket-and/)

[Donald Knuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-knuth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4d/donald-knuth-8762_baskets_the-most-important-thing-in-the-kitchen_1713654.jpg)

> [When I write I just keep a waste paper basket handy in case I am experiencing a block.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruskin-bond/when-i-write-i-just-keep-a-waste-paper-basket-handy-in-case-i-am/)

[Ruskin Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruskin-bond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a97/ruskin-bond-1864_basket_when-i-write-i-just-keep-a-waste-paper-b_2153075.png)

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