"The whole world is nothing but a noise, as hot as the inside of a tiger's mouth. They call it civilization - that is a lie! But some day you may have to go out, someone will try to take you out, and you will not understand them or what they are saying, unless you understand nothing, absolutely nothing, then you will manage."

-- Djuna Barnes

#Lying Quotes #Civilization Quotes #Trying Quotes

“Long John I think went off the air in about '79 or something, so there was a hiatus. That's why I think Art Bell thought there was a spot to be filled. He was doing exactly the same thing.”
“They're really competitive at drama in Texas.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I fell in love with Erica Kane the summer before my freshman year of high school. Like all red-blooded teen American boys, I'd come home from water polo practice and eat a box of Entenmann's Pop'Ems donut holes in front of the TV while obsessively fawning over 'All My Children' and Erica, her clothes, and her narcissistic attitude.”
“It is up to the people and boxing fans to give me the respect I deserve once I have finished my career. I personally do not think about my legacy.”
“When the Revolutionary War ended in 1781, not everyone was celebrating. It is estimated that between 15 and 20 percent of the population back then were loyal to the British Crown and thus were not so thrilled when Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown.”

Source : "What Happened To British Loyalists After The Revolutionary War?". "All Things Considered" with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. July 3, 2015.
“We're taught as young kids Acknowledge your mistakes, admit your lies, ... It's cathartic. That's what I think the speech did. He didn't just try to blame someone else.”
“I'm a beet freak. I put them in the pressure cooker.”
“Questions of absolute good and evil are much better not opened to public debate these days, when so few people are sure of their absolutes”

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