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"I've never been married and I've no more desire to be married now than I ever have. I hate bureaucracy and I am not religious."
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"If possible, try to avoid pushing each other over the edge, as that would cause me extra paperwork."
"Americans spend 3 billion hours per year filling out tax forms and keeping tax records."
"Now, come over here so I can pat you down.""But you don't have-" Percy stopped. "Uh, sure."He stood next to the armless statue. Terminus conducted a rigorous mental pat down."You seem to be clean," Terminus decided. "Do you have anything to declare?""Yes," Percy said. "I declare that this is stupid."
"The only problem that ever really seems to bother empire builders is bureaucracy. Before a new colony on the frontier could be founded, the Senate and Triumvirate would have to pass the plan. Factors influencing the High Lords decision would include, among others, the number of people needed to found the colony and whether this would result in any significant population shift. Another, more critical factor would be whether Tactical Defense could spare the ships or the manpower to patrol the area."
"But in Africa bureaucrats are usually too proud to accept a bribe, something I admire when I'm not the one being arrested."
"The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency."
"Nobody likes having a problem, but having a convoluted, bureaucratic one is even more galling."
"It is a popular delusion that the government wastes vast amounts of money through inefficiency and sloth. Enormous effort and elaborate planning are required to waste this much money."
"Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism."
"I believe in opening mail once a month, whether it needs it or not."
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"You can love more than one person in your life, but things will be different. There'll be a different dynamic. Needs and desires change."
"I am not going to share my private life with millions of people. I don't find a need to do that and nobody else close to me does either."
"Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women who have marvellous jobs as well as a full erotic life, and children and friends and family."
"I don't believe in expending energy on something you can't do anything about. If there was some easy way of fixing things, I'd probably do it."
"Sometimes sushi is just superb, and other times there's nothing like a great big steak. It depends where your taste buds are at the time."
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