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A world is in flames, and you are cracking silly jokes.


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A state always calls itself fatherland when it is ready for murder.

A state always calls itself fatherland when it is ready for murder.



For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it is a rational fiction, created by man in order to facilitate human coexistence.

For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it is a rational fiction, created by man in order to facilitate human coexistence.



The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint.

The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint.



Humor is the mask of wisdom.

Humor is the mask of wisdom.



Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand

Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand



News reports don't change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened when we get the news.

News reports don't change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened when we get the news.



The difference between humans and wild animals is that humans pray before they commit murder.

The difference between humans and wild animals is that humans pray before they commit murder.



Above all, be suspicious of your fatherland. Nobody is more inclined to become a murderer than a fatherland.

Above all, be suspicious of your fatherland. Nobody is more inclined to become a murderer than a fatherland.



Our science has become terrible, our research dangerous, our findings deadly. We physicists have to make peace with reality. Reality is not as strong as we are. We will ruin reality.

Our science has become terrible, our research dangerous, our findings deadly. We physicists have to make peace with reality. Reality is not as strong as we are. We will ruin reality.



It is surely easier to confess a murder over a cup of coffee than in front of a jury.

It is surely easier to confess a murder over a cup of coffee than in front of a jury.





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Any film that you make, it's a very high end game of musical chairs ... but that's just the nature of filmmaking. You do the dance with a certain actor.

Any film that you make, it's a very high end game of musical chairs ... but that's just the nature of filmmaking. You do the dance with a certain actor.



Kyokoshin I've done most, but I competed in Sports Karate also, that's my style that I come from, and mixed with the wrestling that's how I got the takedowns.

Kyokoshin I've done most, but I competed in Sports Karate also, that's my style that I come from, and mixed with the wrestling that's how I got the takedowns.



Your real job in this world is to be you.

Your real job in this world is to be you.



There is no PAST anybody can get to, to alter things or even to know what those things were but there is definitely a future, we are already in it.

There is no PAST anybody can get to, to alter things or even to know what those things were but there is definitely a future, we are already in it.



I'm not the master of the sax, George Garzone is.

I'm not the master of the sax, George Garzone is.



Having a newborn you have to teach yourself what patience is or you'll go crazy.

Having a newborn you have to teach yourself what patience is or you'll go crazy.



Management: First fix the blame. Then fix the problem.

Management: First fix the blame. Then fix the problem.



I'm a skydiver, I race motorcycles and I enjoy the thrill of life and for me in this walk of faith there really is no greater thrill than the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in your life.

I'm a skydiver, I race motorcycles and I enjoy the thrill of life and for me in this walk of faith there really is no greater thrill than the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in your life.



From my point of view, there is a tremendous amount to be said for secular humanism.

From my point of view, there is a tremendous amount to be said for secular humanism.




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