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We feel that to reveal embarrassing or private things, we have given someone something, that, like a primitive person fearing that a photographer will steal his soul, we identify our secrets, our past and their blotches, with our identity, that revealing our habits or losses or deeds somehow makes one less of oneself. Dave Eggers
and he would probably not agree with my conviction that a sense of humor is the main measure of sanity. But who can say for sure? Humor is a very private thing. Hunter S. Thompson
Henry David Thoreau quote: "Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private..."
Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. Henry David Thoreau
Sarah Palin appears to have no testable core conviction except the belief (which none of her defenders denies that she holds, or at least has held and not yet repudiated) that the end of days and the Second Coming will occur in her lifetime. This completes the already strong case for allowing her to pass the rest of her natural life span as a private citizen. Christopher Hitchens
J. D. Salinger quote: "God, how I still love private readers. It’s what we all used..."
God, how I still love private readers. It’s what we all used to be. J. D. Salinger
Chuck Palahniuk quote: "A book is as private and consensual as sex."
A book is as private and consensual as sex. Chuck Palahniuk
America's abundance was created not by public sacrifices to the common good, but by the productive genius of free men who pursued their own personal interests and the making of their own private fortunes. They did not starve the people to pay for America's industrialization. They gave the people better jobs, higher wages, and cheaper goods with every new machine they invented, with every scientific discovery or technological advance- and thus the whole country was moving forward and... Ayn Rand
«“So, Sally, what’s new around here?” “Jeff Bezos just sold off two million shares.” “So, why would our sci-fi paperback bookseller need to sell that much Amazon stock?” “I think Jeff needs the cash for his private space rocket.”» Bruce Sterling
to arrive at this flourishing condition had required years. He had undergone everything, in the shape of privation; he had done everything, except get into debt. Rather than borrow, he did not eat. Victor Hugo
Haruki Murakami quote: "She came to her own private conclusion, which she tucked away..."
She came to her own private conclusion, which she tucked away in a drawer, and silently went back to her meal. Haruki Murakami
The days began to fly now, and yet each one of them was stretched by renewed expectations and swollen with silent, private experiences. Yes, time is a puzzling thing, there is something about it that is hard to explain. Thomas Mann
Dinesh D'Souza quote: "Publicly inconsolable about the fact that racism continues,..."
Publicly inconsolable about the fact that racism continues, these activists seem privately terrified that it has abated. Dinesh D'Souza
Andrew Marvell quote: "The grave's a fine and private place, But none, I think, do..."
The grave's a fine and private place, But none, I think, do there embrace. Andrew Marvell
Guns are always the best method for a private suicide. They are more stylish looking than single-edged razor blades and natural gas has got so expensive. Drugs are too chancy. You might miscalculate the dosage and just have a good time. P. J. O'Rourke
Like Russia's gangsterism and Bush's cronyism, contemporary Iraq is a creation of the fifty-year crusade to privatize the world. Rather than being disowned by its creators, it deserves to be seen as the purest incarnation yet of the ideology that gave it birth. Naomi Klein

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