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“We must use words as they are used, or stand aside from life.”
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“The day is divided into two important sections: Mealtimes and everything else.”
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“Perhaps one of the more noteworthy trends of our time is the occupation of buildings accompanied by the taking of hostages. The perpetrators of these deeds are generally motivated by political grievance, social injustice, and the deeply felt desire to see how they look on TV.”
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“... human names for natural things are superfluous. Nature herself does not name them. The important thing is to know this flower, look at its color until the blueness becomes as real as a keynote of music.”
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“If someone does me injury I must desire that this injury shall not degrade me. I must desire this out of love for him who inflicts it, in order that he may not really have done evil. ”
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“If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities at least one can be a nuisance.”
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“... evils we have never experienced, we are unprepared to resist.”
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“[T-shirt:] Gimme chocolate and nobody gets hurt. ”