"One of the principal features of my entertainment is that it contains so many things that don't have anything to do with it."

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Source : "Artemus Ward's Lecture on the Mormons". Book edited by Edward P. Hingston, 1882.

Artemas Ward

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“Vonnegut could not help looking back, despite the danger of being turned metaphorically into a pillar of salt, into am emblem of the death that comes to those who cannot let go of the past”
“I never got hurt when I was in Morocco doing all the horse riding and my own stunts. But on the last day on the last shot I slid off my horse and landed on my bottom. I did not get hurt but it was very embarrassing.”
“For almost a quarter of a century, Teen Ink has been encouraging young people to write - and then has published those pieces. These heartfelt essays and poems explore the issues faced by teenagers today. I applaud their efforts because they not only help young people deal with their own lives but also encourage the budding authors of the next generation.”
“Photography has the power to undo your assumptions about the world.”
“There was a time when my whole life was in chaos, really, and I didn't help myself sort it out. But one day I came to my senses, and I think I was lucky because a lot of people don't.”
“A lot of black men have problems being emotionally vulnerable because of the boundaries and parameters that have been put onto them by society.”

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“Perhaps the very best question that you can memorize and repeat, over and over, is, 'what is the most valuable use of my time right now?'”
“We decry violence all the time in this country, but look at our history. We were born in a violent revolution, and we've been in wars ever since. We're not a pacific people.”

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