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'A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.'

'Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.'

'Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.'

'I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.'

'A common mistake people make when trying to design something is underestimating the ingenuity of fools'

'He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot.'

'I'm spending a year dead for tax reasons.'

'It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes'

'Life is wasted on the living'

Born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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On this day:
Normans Invade Ireland - 1169, Great Exhibition opens - 1851, TUC meets to agree on a General Strike - 1926, Sutton Hoo Dig Begins - 1939, Betting Shops Legal - 1961, Last UK Concert by Beatles - 1966, Tony Blairs 'New Labour' sweeps to power - 1997, Millennium May Day Protests - 2000
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