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Nothing is true, everything is permitted.


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We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse

We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse



After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.'

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.'



After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it.

After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it.



Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.

Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.



What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and, above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and sh*ts quantity.

What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and, above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and sh*ts quantity.



I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy.

I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy.



Man is an artifact designed for space travel. He is not designed to remain in his present biologic state any more than a tadpole is designed to remain a tadpole.

Man is an artifact designed for space travel. He is not designed to remain in his present biologic state any more than a tadpole is designed to remain a tadpole.



The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.

The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.



Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.

Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.



Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.

Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.





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Each of us has our own unique traits, but we need them to fulfil our destiny

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Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret. But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering.

Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret. But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering.



With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see.

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I was shot down by a fifth ball, which struck me squarely in the face, and passed out.

I was shot down by a fifth ball, which struck me squarely in the face, and passed out.



Whamming someone smaller than oneself in order to teach that person civilized behavior is not within Miss Manners' concept of propriety, much less logic.

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Anesthesia is quite remarkable. Its lost time. And you wake up kind of refreshed.



The boundaries of your life are merely a creation of the self.

The boundaries of your life are merely a creation of the self.



I started to crouch because that way I could guard the plate better, and I always wanted to hit .300 in the big leagues.

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