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"Whenever a homeless person speaks to me in the USA, I always assume that I am speaking to a police officer and play along with the suspected charade."
Steven Magee
"Whenever a homeless person speaks to me in the USA, I always assume that I am speaking to a police officer and play along with the suspected charade."
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"I'm one of those who doesn't think there is much differencebetween an atomic scientist and a man who cleans the crappersexcept for the luck of the draw - parents with enough money to point you toward a moregenerous death.of course, some come through brilliantly, butthere are thousands, millions of others, bottled up, keptfrom even the most minute chance to realize their potential."
Charles Bukowski
"I'm one of those who doesn't think there is much differencebetween an atomic scientist and a man who cleans the crappersexcept for the luck of the draw - parents with enough money to point you toward a moregenerous death.of course, some come through brilliantly, butthere are thousands, millions of others, bottled up, keptfrom even the most minute chance to realize their potential."
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"No herd is more herd than the mass of ignorant people!"
Mehmet Murat ildan
"No herd is more herd than the mass of ignorant people!"
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"Discriminations are never a sign of a civilized society. What makes us civilized is our act of liberated kindness with other people beyond the man-made primitive citadels of gender, race, religion and sexual orientation."
Abhijit Naskar
"Discriminations are never a sign of a civilized society. What makes us civilized is our act of liberated kindness with other people beyond the man-made primitive citadels of gender, race, religion and sexual orientation."
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"In a town like London there are always plenty of not quite certifiable lunatics walking the streets, and they tend to gravitate towards bookshops, because a bookshop is one of the few places where you can hang about for a long time without spending any money."
George Orwell
"In a town like London there are always plenty of not quite certifiable lunatics walking the streets, and they tend to gravitate towards bookshops, because a bookshop is one of the few places where you can hang about for a long time without spending any money."
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"And so the children of the revolution were faced with the age-old problem: it wasn't that you had the wrong kind of government, which was obvious, but that you had the wrong kind of people. As soon as you saw people as things to be measured, they didn't measure up."
Terry Pratchett
"And so the children of the revolution were faced with the age-old problem: it wasn't that you had the wrong kind of government, which was obvious, but that you had the wrong kind of people. As soon as you saw people as things to be measured, they didn't measure up."
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"Why have your followers all drawn their swords, may I ask?" said Aslan."May it please Your High Majesty," said the second Mouse, whose name was Peepiceek, "we are all waiting to cut off our own tails if our Chief must go without his. We will not bear the shame of wearing an honor which is denied to the High Mouse.""Ah!" roared Aslan. "You have conquered me. You have great hearts. Not for the sake of your dignity, Reepicheep, but for the love that is between you and your people, and still more for the kindness your people showed me long ago when you ate away the cords that bound me on the Stone Table (and it was then, though you have long forgotten it, that you began to be Talking Mice), you shall have your tail again."
C. S. Lewis
"Why have your followers all drawn their swords, may I ask?" said Aslan."May it please Your High Majesty," said the second Mouse, whose name was Peepiceek, "we are all waiting to cut off our own tails if our Chief must go without his. We will not bear the shame of wearing an honor which is denied to the High Mouse.""Ah!" roared Aslan. "You have conquered me. You have great hearts. Not for the sake of your dignity, Reepicheep, but for the love that is between you and your people, and still more for the kindness your people showed me long ago when you ate away the cords that bound me on the Stone Table (and it was then, though you have long forgotten it, that you began to be Talking Mice), you shall have your tail again."
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"A celebrity farts, and everyone endures, but the unpopular will be thrased to death."
Michael Bassey Johnson
"A celebrity farts, and everyone endures, but the unpopular will be thrased to death."
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"We all have different languages, but we all really mean the same thing."
C. S. Lewis
"We all have different languages, but we all really mean the same thing."
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"If you make everything solely about money you end up with a very poor society."
Rasheed Ogunlaru
"If you make everything solely about money you end up with a very poor society."
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"Many countries collapsed totally just because nations of that country were sleeping like a log while the country is collapsing totally!"
Mehmet Murat ildan
"Many countries collapsed totally just because nations of that country were sleeping like a log while the country is collapsing totally!"
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"All trademarks, company names, registered names, products, characters, mottos, logos, jingles and catchphrases used or cited in this work are the property of their respective owners and have only been mentioned and or used as cultural references to enhance the narrative and in no way were used to disparage or harm the owners and their companies. It is the author's sincerest wish the owners of the cited trademarks, company names, etc. appreciate the success they have achieved in making their products household names and appreciate the free plug."
E.A. Bucchianeri
"All trademarks, company names, registered names, products, characters, mottos, logos, jingles and catchphrases used or cited in this work are the property of their respective owners and have only been mentioned and or used as cultural references to enhance the narrative and in no way were used to disparage or harm the owners and their companies. It is the author's sincerest wish the owners of the cited trademarks, company names, etc. appreciate the success they have achieved in making their products household names and appreciate the free plug."
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"High magic requires a great clarity of thought, you see, and women's talents do not lie in that direction. Their brains tend to overheat."
Terry Pratchett
"High magic requires a great clarity of thought, you see, and women's talents do not lie in that direction. Their brains tend to overheat."
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"Like a butcher without a knife, a knight without a sword, and a farrier without a hammer, you cannot have a town without rules; if there were a town like that, a great big anarchy would reign there, just as in the realm of animals!"
Mehmet Murat ildan
"Like a butcher without a knife, a knight without a sword, and a farrier without a hammer, you cannot have a town without rules; if there were a town like that, a great big anarchy would reign there, just as in the realm of animals!"
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"Somebody is born. Somebody goes to school. Somebody learns to conform. Somebody types a CV. Somebody gets a job. Somebody follows orders. Somebody gets a golden watch. And then, eventually, Somebody dies. And, a Nobody is buried."
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
"Somebody is born. Somebody goes to school. Somebody learns to conform. Somebody types a CV. Somebody gets a job. Somebody follows orders. Somebody gets a golden watch. And then, eventually, Somebody dies. And, a Nobody is buried."
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"Science gave us forensics. Law gave us crime."
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
"Science gave us forensics. Law gave us crime."
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"Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice."
George Orwell
"Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice."
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"After all, people seemed quite easy about having their rights and liberties taken away by those they looked up to, but somehow a space on the perch was a slap in the face, and treated as such."
Terry Pratchett
"After all, people seemed quite easy about having their rights and liberties taken away by those they looked up to, but somehow a space on the perch was a slap in the face, and treated as such."
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"If you are well ahead of your own society, your path will seem a wrong path to your own people!"
Mehmet Murat ildan
"If you are well ahead of your own society, your path will seem a wrong path to your own people!"
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"Some say," Scytale said, "that people cling to Imperial leadership because space is infinite. They feel lonely without a unifying symbol. For a lonely people, the Emperor is a definite place. They can turn toward him and say: 'See, there He is. He makes us one.' Perhaps religion serves the same purpose, m'Lord."
Frank Herbert
"Some say," Scytale said, "that people cling to Imperial leadership because space is infinite. They feel lonely without a unifying symbol. For a lonely people, the Emperor is a definite place. They can turn toward him and say: 'See, there He is. He makes us one.' Perhaps religion serves the same purpose, m'Lord."
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"Your average witch is not, by nature, a social animal as far as other witches are concerned. There's a conflict of dominant personalities. There's a group of ringleaders without a ring. There's the basic unwritten rule of witchcraft, which is 'Don't do what you will, do what I say.' The natural size of a coven is one. Witches only get together when they can't avoid it."
Terry Pratchett
"Your average witch is not, by nature, a social animal as far as other witches are concerned. There's a conflict of dominant personalities. There's a group of ringleaders without a ring. There's the basic unwritten rule of witchcraft, which is 'Don't do what you will, do what I say.' The natural size of a coven is one. Witches only get together when they can't avoid it."
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"There is a difference between 'off-limits' and those places you can visit without getting caught."
Fennel Hudson
"There is a difference between 'off-limits' and those places you can visit without getting caught."
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"In an unforgiving world, chaos rules."
Stephen Richards
"In an unforgiving world, chaos rules."
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"We are living in glorious days where each readers' voice can be heard."
Sara Sheridan
"We are living in glorious days where each readers' voice can be heard."
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"All men either consciously or subconsciously crave for authority over their environment, especially over their peers in the society, male and female alike. Women on the other hand, crave for intimacy especially from their female peers in the society. Colloquially this is what you call "gossiping."
Abhijit Naskar
"All men either consciously or subconsciously crave for authority over their environment, especially over their peers in the society, male and female alike. Women on the other hand, crave for intimacy especially from their female peers in the society. Colloquially this is what you call "gossiping."
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"A European says: I can't understand this, what's wrong with me? An American says: I can't understand this, what's wrong with him?I make no suggestion that one side or other is right, but observation over many years leads me to believe it is true."
Terry Pratchett
"A European says: I can't understand this, what's wrong with me? An American says: I can't understand this, what's wrong with him?I make no suggestion that one side or other is right, but observation over many years leads me to believe it is true."
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"A big hole in a poor child's shoe is the simplest evidence to condemn the society he lives in."
Mehmet Murat ildan
"A big hole in a poor child's shoe is the simplest evidence to condemn the society he lives in."
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"A society where everyone is following his own unique path has a much better chance to find the truth than the society where everyone is following some known clichA© paths!"
Mehmet Murat ildan
"A society where everyone is following his own unique path has a much better chance to find the truth than the society where everyone is following some known clichA© paths!"
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"It's rare that anyone says what this medical study does, even if in the driest way possible "Being male has been identified as a risk factor for violent criminal behavior in several studies, as have exposure to tobacco smoke before birth, having antisocial parents, and belonging to a poor family". It's not that I want to pick on men. I just think that if we noticed that women are, on the whole, radically less violent, we might be able to theorize where violence come from and what we can do about it a lot more productively. Clearly the ready availability of guns is a huge problem for United States, but despite this availability to everyone, murder is still a crime committed by men 90 percent of the time."
Rebecca Solnit
"It's rare that anyone says what this medical study does, even if in the driest way possible "Being male has been identified as a risk factor for violent criminal behavior in several studies, as have exposure to tobacco smoke before birth, having antisocial parents, and belonging to a poor family". It's not that I want to pick on men. I just think that if we noticed that women are, on the whole, radically less violent, we might be able to theorize where violence come from and what we can do about it a lot more productively. Clearly the ready availability of guns is a huge problem for United States, but despite this availability to everyone, murder is still a crime committed by men 90 percent of the time."
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"We are still living in the deep darkness of conformity."
Debasish Mridha
"We are still living in the deep darkness of conformity."
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"My parents taught me never to judge others based on whom they love, what color their skin is, or their religion."
Taylor Swift
"My parents taught me never to judge others based on whom they love, what color their skin is, or their religion."
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"... they imagine that the life they are obliged to lead is not that for which they are really fitted, and they bring to their regular occupations either a fantastic indifference or a sustained and lofty application, scornful, bitter, and conscientious."
Marcel Proust
"... they imagine that the life they are obliged to lead is not that for which they are really fitted, and they bring to their regular occupations either a fantastic indifference or a sustained and lofty application, scornful, bitter, and conscientious."
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"The eyes of god are upon you, I mean the eyes of society. We are prisoners of societies in which we live."
Bangambiki Habyarimana
"The eyes of god are upon you, I mean the eyes of society. We are prisoners of societies in which we live."
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"I live in the Managerial Age, in a world of "Admin." The greatest evil is not now done in those sordid "dens of crime" that Dickens loved to paint. It is not done even in concentration camps and labour camps. In those we see its final result. But it is conceived and ordered (moved, seconded, carried, and minuted) in clean, carpeted, warmed and well-lighted offices, by quiet men with white collars and cut fingernails and smooth-shaven cheeks who do not need to raise their voices. Hence, naturally enough, my symbol for Hell is something like the bureaucracy of a police state or the office of a thoroughly nasty business con."
C. S. Lewis
"I live in the Managerial Age, in a world of "Admin." The greatest evil is not now done in those sordid "dens of crime" that Dickens loved to paint. It is not done even in concentration camps and labour camps. In those we see its final result. But it is conceived and ordered (moved, seconded, carried, and minuted) in clean, carpeted, warmed and well-lighted offices, by quiet men with white collars and cut fingernails and smooth-shaven cheeks who do not need to raise their voices. Hence, naturally enough, my symbol for Hell is something like the bureaucracy of a police state or the office of a thoroughly nasty business con."
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"Never presume to know a person based on the one dimensional window of the internet. A soul can't be defined by critics, enemies or broken ties with family or friends. Neither can it be explained by posts or blogs that lack facial expressions, tone or insight into the person's personality and intent. Until people "get that", we will forever be a society that thinks Beautiful Mind was a spy movie and every stranger is really a friend on Facebook."
Shannon L. Alder
"Never presume to know a person based on the one dimensional window of the internet. A soul can't be defined by critics, enemies or broken ties with family or friends. Neither can it be explained by posts or blogs that lack facial expressions, tone or insight into the person's personality and intent. Until people "get that", we will forever be a society that thinks Beautiful Mind was a spy movie and every stranger is really a friend on Facebook."
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"Human thought and human caring go on in one brain and one heart at a time. Groups are necessary. Regulations are necessary. Government, I would hope limited government, is necessary. But it all starts with the individual. Everything that is accomplished starts with one person, even if the group steps in and helps; it's still one brain and one heart at a time."
Dan Groat
"Human thought and human caring go on in one brain and one heart at a time. Groups are necessary. Regulations are necessary. Government, I would hope limited government, is necessary. But it all starts with the individual. Everything that is accomplished starts with one person, even if the group steps in and helps; it's still one brain and one heart at a time."
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"The world is always satisfied, it turns out, with countenance it can understand. Indolence and cowardice do the rest. Independence is earned by a few words of cheap confidence."
Albert Camus
"The world is always satisfied, it turns out, with countenance it can understand. Indolence and cowardice do the rest. Independence is earned by a few words of cheap confidence."
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"Parenthood is the opiate of the masses."
Chuck Palahniuk
"Parenthood is the opiate of the masses."
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"Somebody who is focused on money, doesn t care about man. Somebody who cares about man, isn t focused on money."
Alin Sav
"Somebody who is focused on money, doesn t care about man. Somebody who cares about man, isn t focused on money."
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"In a stress pressure-cooker like America, I believe we will see more and more shooting massacres. Violence is in our cultural DNA."
Bryant McGill
"In a stress pressure-cooker like America, I believe we will see more and more shooting massacres. Violence is in our cultural DNA."
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"The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society was eternal."
E. M. Forster
"The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society was eternal."
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"Beauty and folly are old companions."
Benjamin Franklin
"Beauty and folly are old companions."
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"I'm not loyal enough to the Republic to stamp that loyalty right on my face. Leave that to June."
Marie Lu
"I'm not loyal enough to the Republic to stamp that loyalty right on my face. Leave that to June."
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"Smith. [Turning eagerly to the Doctor.] But this is rather splendid. The Duke's given £50 to the new public-house.Hastings. The Duke is very liberal.[Collects papers.Doctor. [Examining his cheque.] Very. But this is rather curious. He has also given £50 to the league for opposing the new public-house.Hastings. The Duke is very liberal-minded."
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Smith. [Turning eagerly to the Doctor.] But this is rather splendid. The Duke's given £50 to the new public-house.Hastings. The Duke is very liberal.[Collects papers.Doctor. [Examining his cheque.] Very. But this is rather curious. He has also given £50 to the league for opposing the new public-house.Hastings. The Duke is very liberal-minded."
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"I am far more fearful of the police than I am of North Korea."
Steven Magee
"I am far more fearful of the police than I am of North Korea."
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"This is a paradise of rising to the occasion that points out by contrast how the rest of the time most of us fall down from the heights of possibility, down into diminished selves and dismal societies. Many now do not even hope for a better society, but they recognize it when they encounter it, and that discovery shines out even through the namelessness of their experience. Others recognize it, grasp it, and make something of it, and long-term social and political transformations, both good and bad, arise from the wreckage. The door to this ear's potential paradises is in hell."
Rebecca Solnit
"This is a paradise of rising to the occasion that points out by contrast how the rest of the time most of us fall down from the heights of possibility, down into diminished selves and dismal societies. Many now do not even hope for a better society, but they recognize it when they encounter it, and that discovery shines out even through the namelessness of their experience. Others recognize it, grasp it, and make something of it, and long-term social and political transformations, both good and bad, arise from the wreckage. The door to this ear's potential paradises is in hell."
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"Positive impact, positive society."
Lailah Gifty Akita
"Positive impact, positive society."
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"Compromise brings harmony to both, happiness to none."
Amit Kalantri
"Compromise brings harmony to both, happiness to none."
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"If a society does not value love and kindness, that society has no value."
Debasish Mridha
"If a society does not value love and kindness, that society has no value."
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"We understand the ordinary business of living, We know how to work the machine."
T. S. Eliot
"We understand the ordinary business of living, We know how to work the machine."
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