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"But it isn't hunger that drives millions of armed American Males to forests and hills every autumn, as the high incidence of heart failure among the hunters will prove. Somehow the hunting process has to do with masculinity, but I don't quite know how."

"In entirety, valentine is a FUCKING DAY, rather than the sanctity of its literal meaning."

"Retro is a symptom of a generation that is too lazy to innovate."

"And if our book consumption remains as low as it has been, at least let us admit that it is because reading is a less exciting pastime than going to the dogs, the pictures or the pub, and not because books, whether bought or borrowed, are too expensive."

"Their talk was endless, compulsive, and indulgent, sometimes sounding like the remains of the English language after having been hashed over by nuclear war survivors for a few hundred years."

"Our culture has bred consumers and addicts. We eat too much, buy too much, and want too much. We set ourselves on the fruitless mission of filling the gaping hole within us with material things. Blindly, we consume more and more, believing we are hungry for more food, status, or money, yet really we are hungry for connection."

"Americans have an inability to relax into sheer pleasure.Ours is an entertainment seeking-nation, but not necessarily a pleasure-seeking one....This is the cause of that great sad American stereotype- the overstressed executive who goes on vacation, but who cannot relax."
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"Your words, your thoughts, your imagination: powerful tools. Remember that and use them wisely."

"Always let your inner light shine. By doing so, you not only light a path for yourself, but also light a way for others."

"Truth, most succinctly defined is: That Which Is So. Non-Truth, most succinctly defined is: That Which Is Not So."

"If you give, expecting something in return, it's not really giving at all.If you love, expecting something in return, it's not really loving at all."

"When you continually tell Life: 'there are things that I lack and things that I want', Life will return that exact experience. But when you continually tell Life: 'I have all that I need and am free to serve others', Life will return that exact experience: you will have all you need and will be free to serve others."

"Autumn teaches us a valuable lesson. During summer, all the green trees are beautiful. But there is no time of the year when the trees are more beautiful than when they are different colors. Diversity adds beauty to our world."
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