"Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell."

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Source : "In Passing: Condolences and Complaints on Death, Dying, and Related Disappointments". Book by Jon Winokur, p. 144, 2005.

Karl Popper

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“Theater of Cruelty means a theater difficult and cruel for myself first of all. And, on the level of performance, it is not the cruelty we can exercise upon each other by hacking at each otherâ€™s bodies, carving up our personal anatomies, or, like Assyrian emperors, sending parcels of human ears, noses, or neatly detached nostrils through the mail, but the much more terrible and necessary cruelty which things can exercise against us. We are not free. And the sky can still fall on our heads. And the theater has been created to teach us that first of all.”

Source : Antonin Artaud (1958). “The Theater and Its Double”, p.79, Grove Press
“I guess they just took it for granted that that was what I was interested in and let nature take its course.”
“Greenspan advised the American people to buy - he repeated the old mantra: 'spending is patriotic'. He also managed to convince them that if they did not have the money, that shouldn't stop them. They would 'pay later'. To a certain extent he was correct, we are all having to 'pay later'... we may even never stop paying.”

Source : Gilad Atzmon (2011). “The Wandering Who?: A Study of Jewish Identity Politics”, p.27, John Hunt Publishing
“Isn't it sad that you can tell people that the ozone layer is being depleted, the forests are being cut down, the deserts are advancing steadily, that the greenhouse effect will raise the sea level 200 feet, that overpopulation is choking us, that pollution is killing us, that nuclear war may destroy us - and they yawn and settle back for a comfortable nap. But tell them that the Martians are landing, and they scream and run.”
“Liking someone doesn't make you weak.”
“I am only a public entertainer who understands his time.”
“When you commit yourself to living love, you feel at peace with yourself because you are at harmony with the flow of life. Viewing life from the highest perspective, you feel confident and secure. You realize that no matter how things may appear, you are loved and protected. You know you are one with God, and you bring your peace with you wherever you go. You're not looking for love, but for opportunities to love.”
“Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.”

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