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Quotes by Writer
"The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves."
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"If malice or envy were tangible and had a shape, it would be the shape of a boomerang."
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"She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes."
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"To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success."
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"It is not about Republicanism, it's about conservatism."
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"In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable."
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"Flattery and insults raise the same question: What do you want?"
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"Israel is the canary in the mine. What happens to Israel will eventually happen to America itself."
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"Myths are stories that express meaning, morality or motivation. Whether they are true or not is irrelevant."
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"I feel angry that I can't be hypnotized. I'm not putting it down, and I'm not saying that it doesn't exist. I have talked to a great many people who are very good at it, but so far nobody has ever been able to hypnotize me."
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"Class, race, sexuality, gender and all other categories by which we categorize and dismiss each other need to be excavated from the inside."
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"Joyfulness keeps the heart and face young. A good laugh makes us better friends with ourselves and everybody around us."
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"Candor is a compliment; it implies equality. It's how true friends talk."
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"There is no morality by instinct. There is no social salvation in the end without taking thought; without mastery of logic and application of logic to human experience."
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"Philosophy, like medicine, has plenty of drugs, few good remedies, and hardly any specific cures."
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"Why not upset the apple cart? If you don't, the apples will rot anyway."
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"What power can poverty have over a home where loving hearts are beating with a consciousness of untold riches of the head and heart?"
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"Fulfillment is often more trouble than it is worth."
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"It's a lot harder to get someone out of your life than it is to let them in, so take your time!"
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"In everybody's life there's a point of no return. And in a very few cases, a point where you can't go forward anymore. And when we reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. That's how we survive."
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"...passing swiftly on toward further darknesses, but moving also toward a new sun."
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"It would take more than long-stemmed roses to change my view that you're a despicable cowardy custard and a disgrace to a proud family. Your ancestors fought in the Crusades and were often mentioned in despatches, and you cringe like a salted snail at the thought of appearing as Santa Claus before an audience of charming children who wouldn't hurt a fly. It's enough to make an aunt turn her face to the wall and give up the struggle."
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