Source: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974), Ch. 29
“Being neurotic is like shooting fish in a barrel, and missing them.”
The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Neurotics and neurosis
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Mignon McLaughlin
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The Complete Neurotic's Notebook (1981), Neurotics and neurosis
Jacob Zuma
(1942) 4th President of South Africa
Singing to supporters at ANC celebrations in Bloemfontein on 8 January 2012, Is Jan van Riebeeck really the cause of all SA's misfortunes? http://www.politicsweb.co.za/news-and-analysis/is-jan-van-riebeeck-really-the-cause-of-all-sas-mi, Dave Steward (16 January 2015)
Jacob Zuma sings kill the Boer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb3MLHblnbQ, youtube
“Don’t shoot what it looks like. Shoot what it feels like.”
David Alan Harvey
(1944) American photographer
“Aim high. You may still miss the target but at least you won’t shoot your foot off.”
Vorkosigan Saga, Komarr (1998)
Source: Miles in Love