"The shuffle only demonstrated people's fatuous belief in a political cure for a human condition."

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Source : "Greybeard". Book by Brian Aldiss, 1964.

Brian Aldiss

#People Quotes #Political Quotes #Belief Quotes

“Television is full of fictional and real violence that's turned into entertainment.”

Source : "Writer Bill James". "Tavis Smiley", www.pbs.org. May 20, 2011.
“A few weeks ago my uncle came over to borrow my dad's socket set and when he asked my dad how he was my dad said oh unexceptional. Living quietly with my disappointments. And how are you”

Source : Miriam Toews (2004). “A Complicated Kindness: A Novel”, A.A. Knopf Canada
“I'm not a professional entertainer. I'm not Neil Diamond.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I harp always on the 'idea' of life as I dwell perpetually on the existence of the moment.”

Source : Marsden Hartley (2011). “Adventures in the Arts”, p.9, Hol Art Books
“Amoeba has her picture in the book, Proud Protozoon!-Yet beware of pride, All she can do is fatten and divide; She cannot even read, or sew, or cook... The Worm can crawl But has no eyes to look. The Jelly-fish can swim But lacks a bride.”
“The idea that we need to â€œpay our duesâ€ is a lie told to us by people who wanted our efforts and labor on the cheap.”
“Some people are born to make life pretty, and others to grumble that it is not pretty enough.”
“Every runner has a little crazy in â€˜em. Itâ€™s a good thing.”

Source : Twitter post from May 24, 2013

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