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Religion is the opium of the people.


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Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity.

Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity.



My object in life is to dethrone God and destroy capitalism.

My object in life is to dethrone God and destroy capitalism.



If you can cut the people off from their history, then they can be easily persuaded.

If you can cut the people off from their history, then they can be easily persuaded.



There must be something rotten in the very core of a social system which increases its wealth without diminishing its misery

There must be something rotten in the very core of a social system which increases its wealth without diminishing its misery



When the sufferers learn to think, then the thinkers will learn to suffer.

When the sufferers learn to think, then the thinkers will learn to suffer.



Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.

Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.



Accumulation of wealth at one pole is at the same time accumulation of misery, agony of toil, slavery, ignorance, brutality, mental degradation, at the opposite pole

Accumulation of wealth at one pole is at the same time accumulation of misery, agony of toil, slavery, ignorance, brutality, mental degradation, at the opposite pole



Social reforms are never carried out by the weakness of the strong; but always by the strength of the weak.

Social reforms are never carried out by the weakness of the strong; but always by the strength of the weak.



Follow your own path, no matter what people say.

Follow your own path, no matter what people say.



The last capitalist we hang shall be the one who sold us the rope.

The last capitalist we hang shall be the one who sold us the rope.





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Don’t care about day to day things, don’t care about the mundane, but care about what matters.

Don’t care about day to day things, don’t care about the mundane, but care about what matters.



One has to handle these negative experiences alone. You can't get help from your friends or family. You're finally alone with it and you have to come to grips with misfortune and go on.

One has to handle these negative experiences alone. You can't get help from your friends or family. You're finally alone with it and you have to come to grips with misfortune and go on.



There is no perfect time to write. There is only now.

There is no perfect time to write. There is only now.



A problem becomes a problem only if you believe it to be so. And often others see you as you see yourself.

A problem becomes a problem only if you believe it to be so. And often others see you as you see yourself.



Don't look for obscure formulas or mystery in my work. It is pure joy that I offer you. Look at my sculptures until you see them. Those closest to God have seen them.

Don't look for obscure formulas or mystery in my work. It is pure joy that I offer you. Look at my sculptures until you see them. Those closest to God have seen them.



When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.

When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.



I don't know why, but in my career and in my life, I often find myself in situations where I am the only girl among boys.

I don't know why, but in my career and in my life, I often find myself in situations where I am the only girl among boys.



But I get frightened sometimes," she admitted."I know. Fear is only fear, though.""And somehow you live without it.""No," he corrected her. "You live with it.

But I get frightened sometimes," she admitted."I know. Fear is only fear, though.""And somehow you live without it.""No," he corrected her. "You live with it.



We got to mediate our greedy levels, Cause the lust of currency can have us sleepin with the devil.

We got to mediate our greedy levels, Cause the lust of currency can have us sleepin with the devil.



Don't waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions... Do your thing and don't care if they like it.

Don't waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions... Do your thing and don't care if they like it.




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