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“The ideal subjec of totarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact & fiction and the distinction between true & false no longer exists.”
Hannah Arendt, The origins of totalitarianism
“It actually doesn't take much to be considered a difficult woman. That's why there are so many of us.”
Jane Goodall
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)
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“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.”
Ernest Hemingway
“To everything there is a season.Yes. A time to break down & a time to build up.Yes. A time to keep silence & a time to speak.”
Ray Bradbury
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)
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“A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company.”
Oscar Wilde
“If you want to know what god thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.”
Dorothy Parker
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)
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“If I had to pick one place to hang out, from New York city to Cape Town & Australia to Hong Kong, it would be a bookstore.”
Gloria Steinem
“History is full of people who, out of fear, ignorance, or lust for power have destroyed knowledge of immeasurable value which truly belongs to us all. We must not let that happen again.”
Carl Sagan
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)
