"The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries."

-- Kurt Vonnegut

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“Sometimes you ask God for something and you don't know what you're asking.”
“Ah cher ami, how poor in invention men are! They are They always think one commits suicide for a reason. But it's quite possible to commit suicide for two reasons. No, that never occurs to them. So what's the good of dying intentionally, of sacrificing yourself to the idea you want people to have of you? Once you are dead, they will take advantage of it to attribute idiotic or vulgar motives to your action. Martyrs, cher ami, must choose between being forgotten, mocked, or made use of. As for being understood--never!”
“Democracy has turned out to be not majority rule but rule by well-organized and well-connected minority groups who steal from the majority.”

Source : "Why Hate Monarchs?". mises.org. August 2001.
“Christian music has taken a turn towards worship music, which has turned into a lot of bands and those types of sounds. That's great. God is using that stuff and it's great.”

Source : Source: www.beliefnet.com
“I've heard claims that we can wish our way to perfect, permanent wellness, but I haven't seen any proof of that. Sickness and death are part of life. But you can optimize your life. You can make progress as you strive toward perfection.”
“Men are found to be vainer on account of those qualities which they fondly believe they have than of those which they really have.”
“Everything on our dinner table-the meat, cheese, salad, bread, and soft drink-requires carbon dioxide to be there. For those of you who believe that carbon dioxide is a pollutant, we have a special diet: water and salt!”
“Wedlock joins nothing, if it joins not hearts.”

Source : James Sheridan Knowles (1856). “Dramatic Works: The love-chase. Woman's wit; or, Love's disguises. The maid of Mariendorpt. Love. John of Procida; or, The bridals of Messina. Old maids. The rose of Arragon. The secretary”, p.176

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