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Incompetence annoys me. Overconfidence terrifies me.

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[Norden] said, with the Mark 15 Norden bombsight, he could drop a bomb into a pickle barrel at 20,000 feet.
The issue isn't the accuracy of the bombs you have, it's how you use the bombs you have - and more importantly,…
Shortly after the birth control pill was approved for public distribution, one woman wrote to John Rock, its inventor, "You should be…
The people at the top don't work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder.
For every romantic possiblity, no matter how robust, there exists at least one equal and opposite sentence, phrase, or word capable of…
We vary greatly in the natural advantages that we've been given. The world's not fair
The values of the world we inhabit and the people we surround ourselves with have a profound effect on who we are.
Instinct is the gift of experience. The first question you have to ask yourself is, 'On what basis am I making a…
Radio stations have constructed a narrow door[way], and that's because they don't understand how complex and paradoxical our snap judgments are. It's…
Living a long life, the conventional wisdom at the time said, depended to a great extent on who we were-that is, our…
Often a sign of expertise is noticing what doesn't happen.
I've been in auditions without screens, and I can assure you that I was prejudiced. I began to listen with my eyes,…

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I like individuality in fashion - it annoys me when celebrities put on a bodycon dress and a pair of high heels… — Georgie Henley
It annoys me that the burden of proof is on us. It should be "You came up with the idea. Why do… — Ricky Gervais
Being dubbed as a hunk sort of annoys me. It gives me a yucky feeling. — Leonardo DiCaprio
I'm still very sensitive and wary of people recognising me The only thing that really annoys me is people trying to surreptitiously… — Benedict Cumberbatch
I don't like it when people ask actors to work for free – on the fringe – as if it's some kind… — Andrew Scott
It annoys me how pretty my voice is...that sounds incredibly immodest, but it annoys me how polite it can sound when perhaps… — Thom Yorke
But I think the only thing that annoys me about that is if I suddenly find someone on commercial radio or something… — Richie Benaud
I like Toronto a lot, it's a good city. The only thing that really annoys me about Toronto is that you're turning… — Rick Wakeman
Right now my mind is on the people who stole our instruments, and, specifically, the person with my guitar, which will no… — Jonny Greenwood
Neil Lennon wasn't sent off for scoring a goal, and that's what annoys me — Martin O'Neill
When you go ice-skating, try not to swing your arms too much, because that really annoys me. — Jack Handey
We tend to scoff at the beliefs of the ancients. But we can't scoff at them personally, to their faces, and this… — Jack Handey

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