"Something is very, very wrong with American culture. The signs are everywhere. I think the country is in almost terminal descent."

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Source : Interview with Amitabh Pal, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. September 26, 2005.

Randall Robinson

#Country Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Culture Quotes

“If we want to know what we're really committed to, all we have to do is look at our lives.”
“Many have no desire to be in it, because their work does not interest them, providing them with neither challenge nor satisfaction, and has no other merit in their eyes than that it leads to a pay-packet at the end of the week.”
“Who forces himself on others is to himself a load. Impetuous curiosity is empty and inconstant. Prying intrusion may be suspected of whatever is little.”
“In the case of some women, orgasms take quite a bit of time. Before signing on with such a partner, make sure you are willing to lay aside, say, the month of June, with sandwiches having to be brought in.”

Source : Bruce Jay Friedman (1978). “The Lonely Guy: And, The Slightly Older Guy”, p.145, Grove Press
“No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.”
“Desserts are like mistresses. They are bad for you. So if you are having one, you might as well have two.”
“Just as water is the only thing that can relieve thirst in the desert, the provision of God's Word is the only thing that can satisfy our spiritual thirst.”

Source : Jim George (2015). “A Man After God's Own Heart”, p.20, Harvest House Publishers
“A foolish man tells a woman to stop talking, but a wise man tells her that her mouth is extremely beautiful when her lips are closed.”

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