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

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- Vince Lombardi

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"Sometimes you lie in bed at night and you don’t have a single thing to worry about. That always worries me!"

- Charlie Brown

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- Sophia Petrillo

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"Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work."

- Robert Orben

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"If you think your boss is stupid, remember: You wouldn’t have a job if he was any smarter."

- John Gotti

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