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Because death and illness are the most horrible things in life, of course that's where the most absurdly funny things are going to happen.

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A guy's calling to say he's failing algebra II. Just as a point of practice, I say, Kill yourself. A woman calls and says her kids won't behave. Without missing a beat, I tell her, Kill yourself. A man calls to say his car won't start. Kill yourself. A woman calls to ask what time the late movie starts. Kill yourself. She asks, "Isn't this 555-1327? Is this the Moorehouse CinePlex? I say, Kill yourself. Kill yourself. Kill yourself. Chuck Palahniuk
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As the father of six children, I know very well the challenges technology poses to our families. Mike Fitzpatrick
The formation of character in young people is educationally a different task from and a prior task to, the discussion of the great, difficult ethical controversies of the day. William Bennett
Most people here agree that the rhetoric got overblown on both sides of the Atlantic before the Iraq war, and it was a disagreement among friends over the timing, not the substance, of the Iraq war. John S. Tanner
Antoine de Saint-Exupery quote: "Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in lookin..."
Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in lookin outward toether in the same direction. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Agnes Smedley quote: "I feel like a person living on the brink of a volcano crater."
I feel like a person living on the brink of a volcano crater. Agnes Smedley
The life which men praise and regard as successful is but one kind. Why should we exaggerate any one kind at the expense of the others? Henry David Thoreau
We've certainly learned a lot of lessons from Katrina, from Rita. Rita was better than Katrina. We're doing a better job planning. We're closer - more closely aligned with the Department of Defense. These things would be positive things if we were to have another attack. Michael Chertoff
IBM has taken a leadership role in this area and is prepared to be a technology partner with companies around the world to take advantage of these new developments. John Patrick
Desmond Tutu quote: "Dear Child of God, I am sorry to say that suffering is not..."
Dear Child of God, I am sorry to say that suffering is not optional. Desmond Tutu
There is no such thing as an ugly language. Today I hear every language as if it were the only one, and when I hear of one that is dying, it overwhelms me as though it were the death of the earth. Elias Canetti
And at least in poetry you should feel free to lie. That is, not to lie, but to imagine what you want, to follow the direction of the poem. Mark Strand
Thomas Carlyle quote: "No person is important enough to make me angry."
No person is important enough to make me angry. Thomas Carlyle
Bisa saja anda sering membohongi orang, bahkan sebagian orang selalu bisa anda bohongi, tetapi anda tidak bisa selalu membohongi semua orang. Abraham Lincoln
Common experience is the gold reserve which confers an exchange value on the currency which words are; without this reserve of shared experiences, all our pronouncements are checks drawn on insufficient funds. Rene Daumal