"You try to tell me anything about..." - Quote by Mark Twain
You try to tell me anything about the newspaper business! Sir, I have been through it from Alpha to Omaha, and I tell you that the less a man knows the bigger the noise he makes and the higher the salary he commands.
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More on Ignorance
“Demetrius was wont to say that there was no difference between the words and speech of the unskilled and ignorant and the sounds and rumblings caused by the stomach being full of superfluous wind. This he said, not without reason, for, as he held, it did not in the least matter from what part of them the voice emanated, whether from the lower parts or the mouth, since the one and the other were of equal worth and importance.”
“As if there were safety in stupidity alone”
“No country and no people can be free and ignorant at the same time.”
More on Confidence
“After every mistake, we need to understand that we can look back and learn-so that we can move forward with confidence and avoid making the same mistake again.”
“The man who will whip me will be fast, strong and hasn't been born yet.”
“When I had to fill in my immigration papers, I gave my age as 19, and my profession as genius; I added that I had nothing to declare except my talent.”