"We had a choice between Democrats who couldn't learn from the past and Republicans who couldn't stop living in it."

-- P. J. O'Rourke

#Past Quotes #Choices Quotes #Republican Quotes

“The mercy of the West has been social revolution; the mercy of the East has been individual insight into the basic self/void.”
“Snapshots that have been taken of me working show something I was not aware of at all, that over and over again I'm holding my own body or my own hands exactly like the person I'm photographing. I never knew I did that, and obviously what I'm doing is trying to feel, actually physically feel, the way he or she feels at the moment I'm photographing them in order to deepen the sense of connection.”
“Don't 'tolerate' mistakes. Embrace them!”
“I want the state to take away people's guns. But I don't want the state to use methods against gun owners that I deplore when used against naughty children, sexual minorities, drug users, and unsightly drinkers. Since such reprehensible police practices are probably needed to make anti-gun laws effective, my proposal to ban all guns should probably be marked a failure before it is even tried.”

Source : Aryeh Neier (1976). “Crime and Punishment: A Radical Solution”
“When you pray, you are not starting the conversation from scratch, just remembering to plug back into a conversation that's always in progress.”
“The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality.”
“My visitors say they noticed perfumes from different companies in my fridge, and ask what I need these for. I explain that they are mainly there as historical benchmarks of quality, below which I must not and would not want to fall.”
“Im studying jerkoffs in the wild," Ben answered dryly. "This seemed like a good chance to view one up close.”

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