Quote by Mark Twain
Obscurity and competence: That is the life that is worth living. -

Obscurity and competence: That is the life that is worth living. – Mark Twain

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I am opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position. – Mark Twain

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As a thinker and planner the ant is the equal of any savage race of men; as a self-educated specialist in several arts she is the superior of any savage race of men; and in one or two high mental qualities she is above the reach of any man, savage or civilized! – Mark Twain

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Everybody is so talented nowadays that the only people I care to honor as deserving real distinction are those who remain in obscurity. – Thomas Hardy

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The minds passion is all for singling out. Obscurity has another tale to tell. – Adrienne Rich

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Obscurantism is the academic theorists revenge on society for having consigned him or her to relative obscurity — a way of proclaiming ones superiority in the face of ones diminished influence. – David Lehman

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The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistorical acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs. – George Eliot

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It is important to say all the great thoughts again, without knowing that they have already been said. – Elias Canetti

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I have a very dark sense of humor. – Andy Dick

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A boy is naturally full of humor. – Robert Powell

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As a person who is not confrontational by disposition I tend to see that the quality of being confrontational is a positive attribute. – John Hall

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