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Kurt Vonnegut Quotes: Just because you can read, write and do a little math, doesn't mean that you're entitled to conquer the universe.
         

Just because you can read, write and do a little math, doesn't mean that you're entitled to conquer the universe.


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True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.

True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.



We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.



There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.

There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.



I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center.

I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center.



He didn't look like a soldier at all. He looked like a filthy flamingo.

He didn't look like a soldier at all. He looked like a filthy flamingo.



Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae.

Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae.



Perhaps I am the turtle, able to live simply anywhere, even underwater for short periods, with my home on my back.

Perhaps I am the turtle, able to live simply anywhere, even underwater for short periods, with my home on my back.



About astrology and palmistry: they are good because they make people vivid and full of possibilities. They are communism at its best. Everybody has a birthday and almost everybody has a palm.

About astrology and palmistry: they are good because they make people vivid and full of possibilities. They are communism at its best. Everybody has a birthday and almost everybody has a palm.



We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.

We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.



Enjoy your body, use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.

Enjoy your body, use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.





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Live to learn and you'll learn to live.from the book 'I Know Who You Are!



The media has a tremendous bias and has for a very long time against the Republican party and against somebody that happens to be conservative. They certainly have a tremendous bias against me.

The media has a tremendous bias and has for a very long time against the Republican party and against somebody that happens to be conservative. They certainly have a tremendous bias against me.



Let no one despair, even though in the darkest night the last star of hope may disappear.

Let no one despair, even though in the darkest night the last star of hope may disappear.



So if I keep making mistakes on Broadway or tape or film, producing, directing or acting, I can go along and do it - so long as I'm not investing too much capital in these things.

So if I keep making mistakes on Broadway or tape or film, producing, directing or acting, I can go along and do it - so long as I'm not investing too much capital in these things.



The new and terrible dangers which man has created can only be controlled by man.

The new and terrible dangers which man has created can only be controlled by man.



Listening is love in action.

Listening is love in action.



We are commanded to recognize His glory, honor His glory, declare His glory, praise His glory, reflect His glory, and live for His glory.

We are commanded to recognize His glory, honor His glory, declare His glory, praise His glory, reflect His glory, and live for His glory.



Meditation and prayer are my secret weapons, and when I use them, I can move mountains.

Meditation and prayer are my secret weapons, and when I use them, I can move mountains.



Immoral laws are doubtless void, and should not be obeyed.

Immoral laws are doubtless void, and should not be obeyed.




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