Confucius say, “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”

Leonardo da Vinci say, “As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well-spent brings happy death.”

Warren Zevon say, “I’ll sleep when I’m dead.”

Bertrand Russell say, “Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do.”

Abraham Lincoln say, “You can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time but you cannot fool all of the people all the time.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson say, “Fame is proof the people are gullible.”

Kevin Bacon say, “Any idiot can get laid when they are famous. That’s easy. It’s getting laid when you’re not famous that takes some talent.”

Andy Krebs say, “I really wish I were a famous idiot.”

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