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The more things you own, the more they own you.


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Our generation has had no Great Depression, no Great War. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives.

Our generation has had no Great Depression, no Great War. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives.



The one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever the same person.

The one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever the same person.



We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.



Worker bees can leave. Even drones can fly away. The Queen is their slave.

Worker bees can leave. Even drones can fly away. The Queen is their slave.



Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified?

Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified?



You know, the condom is the glass slipper of our generation. You slip it on when you meet a stranger. You dance all night, then you throw it away.

You know, the condom is the glass slipper of our generation. You slip it on when you meet a stranger. You dance all night, then you throw it away.



If you love something set it free, but don't be surprised if it comes back with herpes.

If you love something set it free, but don't be surprised if it comes back with herpes.



Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.

Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.



The trick to forgetting the big picture is to look at everything close-up.

The trick to forgetting the big picture is to look at everything close-up.



It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.

It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.





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History warns us ... that it is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions.



I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who is for or against it.

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who is for or against it.



Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.

Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.



Our political problem now is, "Can we as a nation continue together permanently - forever - half slave and half free?"

Our political problem now is, "Can we as a nation continue together permanently - forever - half slave and half free?"



I'm not a great believer in self-help.

I'm not a great believer in self-help.



Confidence without clarity is always a disaster.

Confidence without clarity is always a disaster.



I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.

I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.



I want people to think about what and who they have in their lives and then run home to hug them and tell them how much they love them.

I want people to think about what and who they have in their lives and then run home to hug them and tell them how much they love them.



Supermarket companies are big logistics companies, and one of the ways we've increased profitability in the past is by re-evaluating how they do logistics.

Supermarket companies are big logistics companies, and one of the ways we've increased profitability in the past is by re-evaluating how they do logistics.



I like visual arts, and what I love doing is participating in the making of it.

I like visual arts, and what I love doing is participating in the making of it.




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