"You don’t win by getting through all your life not having done anything."

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“When you control communication, you can hide anything you want.”

“What’s the point of being in charge if you can’t indulge in pointless favoritism.”

“Imagine if every species named itself after its greatest flaw. We could name our species arrogance.”

“In this universe, experience counts.”

““It’s Charlie’s soul,” he repeated. “Or more accurately, it’s a holographic representation of the dynamic electrical system that embodies the consciousness of Charles Boutin.”

““You and I don’t actually need to be here for this,” I said to the goat. The goat didn’t respond, but I could tell she agreed with me.”

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"I was very happy. I thought I would cut my way through life.. ..victory after victory, Well, I adjusted as soon as they carried me into my mother. Half of my victories fell to the ground.. ..My mother…"

— Agnes Martin

Art1912–2004

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"If you are going to have an afterlife, why not just have a physical afterlife? Just come back as a tentacle with a set of lips looking for huge lumps of chocolate to fuck, it'd be much more reasonable…"

— Dylan Moran

Entertainment1971

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"Whether we consider Nazi Germany or Abu Ghraib prison, there were many people who observed what was happening and said nothing. At Abu Ghraib, one photo shows two soldiers smiling before a pyramid of …"

— Philip Zimbardo

Literature1933–2024

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"Sitting at the table doesn't make you a diner, unless you eat some of what's on that plate. Being here in America doesn't make you an American. Being born here in America doesn't make you an American."

— Malcolm X

Social Activism1925–1965

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