#pair

Successful technologies often begin as hobbies. Jacques Cousteau invented scuba diving because he enjoyed exploring caves. The Wright brothers invented flying as a relief from the monotony of their normal business of selling and repairing bicycles. ↗

— Freeman Dyson

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On the wagon sped, and I, as well as my comrades, gave a despairing farewell glance at freedom as we came in sight of the long stone buildings. ↗

— Nellie Bly

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To exist is a habit I do not despair of acquiring. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

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At 13, I realized that I could fix anything electronic. It was amazing, I could just do it. I started a business repairing radios. It grew to be one of the largest in Philadelphia. ↗

— Amar Bose

#anything #business #could #electronic #fix

It has never been, and never will be easy work! But the road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same destination. ↗

— Marion Zimmer Bradley

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Were it not for the Clash, punk would have been just a sneer, a safety pin and a pair of bondage trousers. ↗

— Billy Bragg

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For my confirmation, I didn't get a watch and my first pair of long pants, like most Lutheran boys. I got a telescope. My mother thought it would make the best gift. ↗

— Wernher von Braun

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We focus upon pairs of words very often which are the same in some areas and different in other areas. ↗

— William Labov

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Fame means when your computer modem is broken, the repair guy comes out to your house a little faster. ↗

— Sandra Bullock

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There was a castle called Doubting Castle, the owner whereof was Giant Despair. ↗

— John Bunyan

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