Alan Bipe

“ Doing is like wanting, but bolder.”   Variant: “ Doing is like wanting, but harder.” “ Doing is like wanting,  only more extreme.” “ Doing is like wanting  ―  just more intense. ” “ Doing is like wanting  ... .” A free translation of:   “Machen ist wie Wollen, nur krasser. ” ― Sponti saying ||  popularized by   Hans-Uwe L. Köhler   as a book title,  Zugabe!    

“ You have to see it to know you didn’t have to see it.”   “Man muss es gesehen haben, um zu wissen, dass man es nicht gesehen haben muss. ”

“ The most beautiful dreams are those unfulfilled.”   “ Die schönsten Träume sind die unerfüllten. ”   Related:   “ Even unfulfilled dreams can make you happy. ”   “ The sweetest dreams are those we never grasp. ” Addendum [09/13/2026] “ Pleasure disappoints, possibility never. ” ― Søren Kierkegaard, Either/Or: A Fragment of Life “ Der Genuss enttäuscht, die Möglichkeit nicht. ”

“ It’s not the achievement that counts, but the tale that amounts.” Transposed into English by  ChatGPT   based on the German wordplay: “ Nicht das Erreichte zählt, sondern das Erzählte reicht.” ―  misattributed  to  Alfred Dorfer  

„Ich weiß nicht, was Du nicht weißt.“ A variation of: „ Ich weiß, dass ich nicht(s) weiß. “ „The more I know, the more I know that I don't know.“ — Socrates

A variation of: The most important aspect of creativity and innovation is not being afraid to fail. pic.twitter.com/xj7vcuFmxd — Prof. Feynman (@ProfFeynman) April 13, 2024    

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