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He was determined to discover...

He was determined to discover the underlying logic behind the universe. Which was going to be hard, because there wasn't one.

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Things like crowns had a trou...

Things like crowns had a troublesome effect on clever folk; it was best to leave all the reigning to the kind of people whose eyebrows met in the middle when they tried to think. In a funny sort of way, they were much better at it.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

If you had enough money, you ...

If you had enough money, you could hardly commit crimes at all. You just perpetrated amusing little peccadilloes.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

Apes had it worked out. No ap...

Apes had it worked out. No ape would philosophize, "The mountain is, and is not." They would think, "The banana is. I will eat the banana. There is no banana. I want another banana.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

For example, the dwarfs found...

For example, the dwarfs found out how to turn lead into gold by doing it the hard way. The difference between that and the easy way is that the hard way works.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

Truth! Freedom! Justice! And ...

Truth! Freedom! Justice! And a hard-boiled egg!

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

You had to deal every day wit...

You had to deal every day with people who were foolish and lazy and untruthful and downright unpleasant, and you could certainly end up thinking that the world would be considerably improved if you gave them a slap.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

That's one form of magic, of ...

That's one form of magic, of course." "What, just knowing things?" "Knowing things that other people don't know.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

He said it was better to belo...

He said it was better to belong where you don't belong than not to belong where you used to belong, remembering when you used to belong there.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

We live and learn, or, perhap...

We live and learn, or, perhaps more importantly we learn and live.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

It’s quite easy to accidental...

It’s quite easy to accidentally overhear people talking downstairs if you hold an upturned glass to the floorboards and accidentally put your ear to it.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

Nac Mac Feegle! The Wee Free ...

Nac Mac Feegle! The Wee Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

They can tak' oour lives but ...

They can tak' oour lives but they canna tak' oour troousers!

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

Sometimes I think a man could...

Sometimes I think a man could wander across the disc all his life and not see everything there is to see,' said Twoflower. 'And now it seems there are lots of other worlds as well. When I think I might die without seeing a hundredth of all there is to see it makes me feel,' he paused, then added, 'well, humble, I suppose. And very angry, of course.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

Here's what I suggest," he sa...

Here's what I suggest," he said. "You pretend that rats can think, and I'll promise to pretend that humans can think, too.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

Raise the stakes! Always push...

Raise the stakes! Always push your luck because no one else would push it for you.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

Nanny Ogg could see the futur...

Nanny Ogg could see the future in the froth on a beer mug. It invariably showed that she was going to enjoy a refreshing drink which she almost certainly was not going to pay for.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

5.Buggre Alle this for a Lark...

5.Buggre Alle this for a Larke I amme sick to mye Hart of typefetinge. Master Biltonn if no Gentelmann, and Master Scagges now more that a tighte fisted Southwarke Knobbefticke. I telle you, onne a daye laike thif Ennywone withe half and oz of Sense shoulde bee oute in the Suneshain, ane nott Stucke here alle the lielong dale inn thif mowldey olde By-Our-Lady Workefhoppe *AE@;I*

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

Anyway, just because you're s...

Anyway, just because you're sworn enemies doesn't mean you can't be friends, does it?

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

The singers all loathe the si...

The singers all loathe the sight of one another, the chorus despises the singers, they both hate the orchestra, and everyone fears the conductor; the staff on one prompt side won't talk to the staff on the opposite prompt side, the dancers are all crazed from hunger in any case.

Terry Pratchett 1410 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

Мэрилин Монро, Ким Кардашьян и другие

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....