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Jonpatterns’s Quotes

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan

tags: inspirational, optimism, perception, pessimism

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“An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.”
― Niels Bohr

tags: science

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“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

tags: deadlines, humor, humour, work, writing

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“Time doth flit; oh shit.”
― Dorothy Parker

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“Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.”
― Allen Saunders

tags: fate, life, misattributed-john-lennon, planning, plans

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Jonpatterns’s Groups

Indie Revolution Group — 236 members — last activity May 10, 2026 06:15AM
A place for anyone and everyone especially interested in promoting and discussing the work of indie authors and/or whatever else you like!

Anarchist & Radical Book Club — 2736 members — last activity Apr 30, 2026 09:35PM
This is a group to read and discuss anarchist practice and theory, by gathering a large body of anarchist literature, non-fiction, and theory, as well ...more

Booksounds — 76 members — last activity Nov 16, 2014 02:05PM
My own music compilations accompanying some of my favourite books. The goal is to express/intensify a certain mood, feeling or historical/geographical ...more

Social Change & Activism — 1677 members — last activity Apr 27, 2026 03:04PM
People interested in progressive social change for advancing social justice and the environment. Exploring issues, ideas, solutions, organizing, metho ...more

The Transfer by Kathryn Ford — 51 members — last activity Jul 19, 2020 10:43AM
My first, published, book. Welcome to the world of my imagination. You can follow me on Facebook: Kathryn Ford - author Or Twitter: @KathrynAuthor ...more

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