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Jane Austen quote: "Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible..."
Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way. Jane Austen
I quite agree with Dr. Nordau's assertion that all men of genius are insane, but Dr. Nordau forgets that all sane people are idiots. Oscar Wilde
It was a life, she eventually concluded, that had been lived in the middle ground, where contentment and love were found in the smallest details of people's lives. It was a life of dignity and honor, not without sorrows yet fulfilling in a way that few experiences ever were. Nicholas Sparks
Agatha Christie quote: "Six people were thinking of Rosemary Barton who had died..."
Six people were thinking of Rosemary Barton who had died nearly a year ago... Agatha Christie
When people attempt to rebel against the iron logic of Nature, they come into conflict with the very same principles to which they owe their existence as human beings. Their actions against Nature must lead to their own downfall. Adolf Hitler
We keep on being told that religion, whatever its imperfections, at least instills morality. On every side, there is conclusive evidence that the contrary is the case and that faith causes people to be more mean, more selfish, and perhaps above all, more stupid. Christopher Hitchens
Benjamin Franklin quote: "The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and..."
The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary. Benjamin Franklin
A people are as healthy and confident as the stories they tell themselves. Sick storytellers can make nations sick. Without stories we would go mad. Life would lose it’s moorings or orientation... Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart larger. Ben Okri
J. D. Salinger quote: "I am kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of trying..."
I am kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of trying to make me happy J. D. Salinger
To the Technocrats: Have mercy on us. Relax a bit, take time out for simple pleasures. For example, the luxuries of electricity, indoor plumbing, central heating, instant electronic communication and such, have taught me to relearn and enjoy the basic human satisfactions of dipping water from a cold clear mountain stream; of building a wood fire in a cast-iron stove; of using long winter nights for making music, making things, making love; of writing long letters, in longhand with a fountain... Edward Abbey
Since our technology is really just an extension of ourselves, we don’t have to have contempt for its manipulability in the way we might with actual people. It’s all one big endless loop. We like the mirror and the mirror likes us. To friend a person is merely to include the person in our private hall of flattering mirrors. Jonathan Franzen
Noam Chomsky quote: "See, people with power understand exactly one thing: violence."
See, people with power understand exactly one thing: violence. Noam Chomsky
Fools who wear their hearts proudly on their sleeves, who cannot control their emotions, who wallow in sad memories and allow themselves to be provoked this easily? weak people, in other words... J. K. Rowling
Jon Stewart quote: "If America leads a blessed life, then why did God put all of..."
If America leads a blessed life, then why did God put all of our oil under people who hate us? Jon Stewart
...most people are almost blind and they don’t see most things and there is lots of spare capacity in their heads and it is filled with things which aren’t connected and are silly, like, “I’m worried that I might have left the gas cooker on. Mark Haddon

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