"Humor is a way of holding off how awful life can be, to protect yourself."

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Kurt Vonnegut

#Awful Quotes #Way Quotes #Protect Quotes

“The experience of the past lives little doubt that every economic system must sooner or later rely upon some form of the profit motive to stir individuals and groups to productivity. Substitutes like slavery, police supervision, or ideological enthusiasm prove too unproductive, too expensive, or too transient.”
“There is a drowsy state, between sleeping and waking, when you dream more in five minutes with your eyes half open, and yourself half conscious of everything that is passing around you, than you would in five nights with your eyes fast closed, and your senses wrapt in perfect unconsciousness. At such time, a mortal knows just enough of what his mind is doing, to form some glimmering conception of its mighty powers, its bounding from earth and spurning time and space, when freed from the restraint of its corporeal associate.”
“Leave safety behind. Put your body on the line. Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind - even if your voice shakes. When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say. Well-aimed slingshots can topple giants.”

Source : Maggie Kuhn, Christina Long, Laura Quinn (1991). “No stone unturned: the life and times of Maggie Kuhn”
“Kids need a mom and a dad, and people understand that. Marriage between a mom and a dad is most important for kids.”
“You can't judge an internal injury by the size of the hole.”
“I havent done a lot of studio movies, but studio movies and independent films are always just as fun as each other.”
“I'm a frustrated driver. I would love to be out on the track instead of them. I look at them with envy.”
“I've never walked out of a room and had a disagreement as to what was said.”

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