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History is one war after another with a bunch of murders and natural disasters in between.

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I see in the fight club the strongest and smartest men who've ever lived. I see all this potential and I see squandering. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables, slaves with white collars, advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need. We're the middle children of the history man, no purpose or place, we have no Great war, no Great depression, our great war is a spiritual war, our great depression is our lives, we've... Chuck Palahniuk
Charlotte Bronte quote: "Because I want to read your countenance? turn!"
Because I want to read your countenance? turn! Charlotte Bronte
Very often there's this misapprehension about actors being people that need to display themselves, to reveal themselves in public. Daniel Day-Lewis
Eddie Collins quote: "If Ted Williams just tip his cap once he could be elected..."
If Ted Williams just tip his cap once he could be elected Mayor of Boston in five minutes. Eddie Collins
Joe Slovo quote: "We need to respond to the mood of the people - that we must..."
We need to respond to the mood of the people - that we must take the lives of the other side as well. Joe Slovo
W. H. Auden quote: "Recipe for the upbringing of a poet: 'As much neurosis as the..."
Recipe for the upbringing of a poet: 'As much neurosis as the child can bear. W. H. Auden
A guy is a lump like a doughnut. So, first you gotta get rid of all the stuff his mom did to him. And then you gotta get rid of all that macho crap that they pick up from beer commercials. And then there's my personal favorite, the male ego. Roseanne Barr
Mimi Rogers quote: "I've always wanted to perform on the London stage."
I've always wanted to perform on the London stage. Mimi Rogers
Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals. Ann Oakley
I'm into 'The Walking Dead,' 'Shaun of the Dead,' obviously, and I've seen all the Romero movies. I am a classic zombie queen. And I love the White Walkers on 'Game of Thrones.' Weirdly, it wasn't until pretty late in life that I found my entry point into horror films. Anna Kendrick
Karolina Kurkova quote: "Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you..."
Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going. Karolina Kurkova
Kate O'Brien quote: "Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles..."
Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. Kate O'Brien
Josh McDowell quote: "The New Testament witnesses were fully aware of the background..."
The New Testament witnesses were fully aware of the background against which the resurrection took place. Josh McDowell
Katherine Heigl quote: "I'm not terribly sentimental."
I'm not terribly sentimental. Katherine Heigl
Amos Vogel was a mentor, a guiding light for me. In his presence, you always rose. But his importance to me is of minor significance. What is significant is that with him an entire epoch ends. The Last Lion has left us. I am still not capable? or rather unwilling? to understand the fact that Amos passed away, because a man like him cannot be dead. His traces are everywhere.(on the passing of Amos Vogel, his friend for more than 45 years) Werner Herzog