"In order to be a part of the totalitarian mind-set, it is not necessary to wear a uniform or carry a club or a whip. It is only necessary to wish for your own subjection, and to delight in the subjection of others."

-- Christopher Hitchens

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“I did not succeed in life by intelligence. I succeeded because I have a long attention span.”

Source : "Billionaire Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett's right-hand man, offers sage advice on how to be productive" by Farnam Street, www.businessinsider.com. March 17, 2016.
“When I was sixteen, it was simple. Poetry existed; therefore it could be written; and nobody had told me â€” yet â€” the many, many reasons why it could not be written by me.”
“When you read a great book, you donâ€™t escape from life, you plunge deeper into it. There may be a superficial escape â€“ into different countries, mores, speech patterns â€“ but what you are essentially doing is furthering your understanding of lifeâ€™s subtleties, paradoxes, joys, pains and truths. Reading and life are not separate but symbiotic.”

Source : "Julian Barnes: my life as a bibliophile". www.theguardian.com. June 29, 2012.
“I loved playing the guitar and I knew I was pretty good at it, so that's what I wanted to do with my life.”

Source : Ace Frehley (2011). “No Regrets”, p.61, Simon and Schuster
“The problem is we're looking for something that doesn't exist. We're looking for authenticity. There is no such thing as authenticity. There is either good art or bad art. Art is never about its content. It's about its scaffolding.”
“History without politics descends to mere Literature.”
“Real slow hits from the bong... Make me feel like Cheech, And I'm kickin' it with Chong.”
“If churches saw their mission in the same way, there is no telling what might happen. What if people were invited to come tell what they already know of God instead of to learn what they are supposed to believe? What if they were blessed for what they are doing in the world instead of chastened for not doing more at church? What if church felt more like a way station than a destination? What if the churchâ€™s job were to move people out the door instead of trying to keep them in, by convincing them that God needed them more in the world than in the church?”

Source : Barbara Brown Taylor (2011). “Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith”, p.222, Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd

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