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"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."
"Get comfortable with your own mortality. It's not easy, and most people can't
or won't even try. But if you have love in your heart, joy in your soul and
the strength of will to improve your existence, even at the cost of learning to
live without the false security of fairy tales -- it can be done. Then, and
ONLY then, will you be able to appreciate, in all its fullness, the true wonder
of being alive."
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run
by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it."
"I swear, synchronicity follows me around like a puppy.
It's almost as if -- Hey! Where'd this puppy come from?"
"In the end, only kindness matters......"
"Don't worry -- whatever you've got, what I've got will kill it."
"I would much rather be around people who are passionate about things I
don't care for, than those who are lukewarm about things with which I agree."
"Fear not your enemies, for they can only kill you. Fear not your friends, for they can only betray you. Fear only the indifferent, who allow the killers and betrayers to walk
the earth."
"To me, the most terrifying combination of traits
a person can possess is the sincere belief that they know
what is best for me coupled with the ability to enforce that belief."
"Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks."
"Few things more accurately define a person than
that which they choose to be offended by."
"It's a great life....if you don't weaken."
"To expand my knowledge of partying, I went to live with some Indians on a reservation for a few months, hoping to be introduced to sacred herbs and experience the spirit world. I was introduced to the sacred hoe and six thousand acres of corn. And I experienced many very spiritual blisters. But they did get to like me after a while. They even gave me my own Indian name, 'Wannahoto Noma', which they told me means, 'Skips Rope with Beavers'. I guess they're really into sports."
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
"When wounded by those you love, try to keep in
mind that there is a vast gulf between malice and weakness."
"It's always seemed to me that sailors spend most
of their time making up funny names for things."
"What I'm doing right now is the single most important
thing in my life."
"Like most men, my life is often a contest between brains and glands. And you would do well to bet Gray Matter to Place."
"It's tragic that the true measure of a man or
woman becomes evident only when they are faced with that hard choice between
personal gain and the welfare of others."
"Most people wander through life half asleep; the fortunate few that are fully
awake spend every moment of every day in a state of constant amazement."
"Do not deny your own sexuality, it is your biological birthright. By trying to hide it away, you are rejecting your humanity and your natural place in the world, to no one's detriment but your own."
"What are the facts? Again and again and again -- what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore divine
revelation, forget what 'the stars foretell', avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the 'unguessable verdict of history' -- what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your only clue. Get the facts!"
"A Roman, divorced from his wife, being highly
blamed by his friends, who demanded, 'Was she not chaste? Was she not fair? Was she not fruitful?', holding out his shoe, asked them whether or not it was new and well made.
'Yet', added he, 'none of you can tell where it pinches me.'"
"Who did this to me? Entropy did, that's who! What? Yeah, sure, if you catch him, I'll testify."
"The essence of philosophy is to accept the universe
as it is, rather than try to force it into some preconceived shape."
"We humans -- how self-righteously eager we are
to condemn and vilify those who have made mistakes which we are, as of
yet, unacquainted with."
"All lies and chants, still a man hears what he
wants to hear, and disregards the rest..."
"He was universally shunned for his arrogant insistence
on attempting to apply logic to human interaction."
"Well you can laugh at my behavior, that'll never bother me
"A wise man knows when it's necessary to break
the rules, and more importantly, when it isn't."
"Ever notice how much they look like orchids? Lovely!"
"My memory isn't what it was twenty years ago. Oh hell,
who am I trying to kid? My memory isn't what it was Tuesday."
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