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>"You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time, but you can never please all of the people all of the time."

-- Abe Lincoln



That sounds nice, but it seems optimistic to think that one can please all of the people, even once.


I don't take most quotes seriously because they are pseudo-wisdom, a tiny aspect of a quote is valid under some conditions doesn't make it a mathematical statements to be taken seriously all of the time.


Quotes can be correct some of the time, or be correct all of the time in a very narrow sense, or be correct under some circumstance, but quotes cant be correct all of the time, under any circumstance and in a broad sense

- Abe "Mohamez" Lincoln


So the only thing you take seriously are mathematical statements? I hope you don't have a pet, spouse, child, elderly relatives, etc.


Honestly confused about the "spouse" and "elderly" inclusion here but I'm afraid if you explain yourself you're only going to dig yourself deeper.


I know people who are intentionally chaotic either just to watch things go to hell or just be the odd one out, gave up on even attempting that long ago.



I think you got a key word wrong.




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