"You see few people here in America who really care very much about living a Christian life in a democratic world."

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“Always remember, Peggy, it's matrimonial suicide to be jealous when you have a really good reason.”

“A man has only one escape from his old self: to see a different self — in the mirror of some woman's eyes.”

“You know, that's the only good thing about divorce; you get to sleep with your mother.”

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“No good deed goes unpunished.”

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"Whenever I meet prostitutes, they never speak of sex. They inquire about the soul, and about God. I also meet many ascetics and monks, and whenever we are alone they ask about nothing but sex. I was s…"

— Rajneesh

Philosophy1931–1990

#religion

"Actually I despise royalty. I always have done. It's fairy story nonsense. The very idea of their existence in these days when people are dying daily because they don't have enough money to operate on…"

— Morrissey

Music1959

#time

"There are almost half a million Americans behind bars today for breaking a drug law. The United States incarcerates more people for drug law violations than Western Europe incarcerates for everything,…"

— Ethan Nadelmann

Law1957

#justice

"In life, you need to allow yourself the room to do what you want to do with the precious time you're given. Give yourself permission. You then have to actually do it. Allow yourself to go there and ad…"

— Connor Franta

Business1992

#life