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"Parenthood is the opiate of the masses."
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"We...advance toward a state of society in which not only each man but every impulse in each man claims carte blanche."
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Personal Development

"People are very busy; they are so busy that when they walk in the crowds they see no one, no one but themselves; they hear no voice, no voice but their own voice!"
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Personal Development

"Probably the people on the street know better than the people at home."
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"In a materialistic society, the dead body of a rich man's dog is regarded as a corpse; that of a poor man, a carcass."
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"People on corporate conveyor belts, like animals in slaughter-chutes are all part of the same big massacre of joy."
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"The action or inaction of any government does not negate the Personal Responsibility of the citizens."
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"If you have any hate in your heart, you will not be able to create a society that is just."
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"Keep your finger on the pulse of society, take controversies with a grain of salt, lick your finger and then lift it to the wind; always know what is going on, my friend, so this world can never steer you wrong again."
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"The journey of every ignorant and obedient society always ends up in the same place: In the desert!"
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"In every city you go, you will come across men of different kinds and you are the one to choose where your to belong."
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"The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open."
Happiness

"If you don't know what you want, you end up with a lot you don't."
Life

"People don't want their lives fixed. Nobody wants their problems solved. Their dramas. Their distractions. Their stories resolved. Their messed cleaned up. Because what would they have left? Just the big scary unknown."
People

"First your parents, they give you your life, but then they try to give you their life."
Family

"You'd be surprised just how fast you can close the door on your past. Learn needlepoint. Make a stained-glass lamp."
Growth

"In a way, a lot of my humor comes from presenting things that are dramatic or shocking and then people not having socially appropriate responses, having people denying the drama by failing to react to it, and that's a really classic form of humor."
Humor

"No one wants to admit we're addicted to music. That's just not possible. No one's addicted to music and television and radio. We just need more of it, more channels, a larger screen, more volume. We can't bear to be without it, but no, nobody's addicted. We could turn it off anytime we wanted. I fit a window frame into a brick wall. With a little brush, the size for fingernail polish, I glue it. The window is the size of a fingernail. The glue smells like hair spray. The smell tastes like oranges and gasoline."
Psychology

"As human beings, our first commandment is:Something needs to happen."
Action

"We're so much more likely to feel sympathy for an animal than another person; thus, the best fiction uses animals to define truly humane behavior."
Compassion

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