"Do not be deceived by the way men of bad faith misuse words and names â€¦Things are set up as contraries that are not even in the same category. Listen to me: the opposite of radical is superficial, the opposite of liberal is stingy; the opposite of conservative is destructive. Thus I will describe myself as a radical conservative liberal; but certain of the tainted red fish will swear that there can be no such fish as that. Beware of those who use words to mean their opposites. At the same time have pity on them, for usually this trick is their only stock in trade."

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Source : "The Flame is Green" by R. A. Lafferty, (Ch. 5), 1971.

R. A. Lafferty

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“Too slow, the wagons of years, The oxen of days--too glum. Our god is the god of speed, Our heart--our battle-drum.”

Source : Vladimir Mayakovsky (1972). “Poems”
“The thriller is the most popular literary genre of the 20th century.”
“Our bodies are made to move, and moving down the trail is one of the oldest, natural ways people have used their bodies.”

Source : "Pharr Davis thrives on trail". Interview with Anna Katherine Clemmons, www.espn.com. July 2, 2013.
“We have garlic days, and onion days. You know what they're cooking.”
“I usually go for the ethnic ladies. That's kinda my preference, but I don't discriminate.”

Source : "Mark Salling Has A “Type” (And Her Name is Santana)". Interview with Casey Lewis, www.clevver.com. October 13, 2010.
“Shallow uniformity is not an accident but a consequence of what Marxists optimistically call late capitalism.”

Source : Nick Cohen (2000). “Cruel Britannia: Reports on the Sinister and the Preposterous”, p.126, Verso
“You must learn to define the problem before you attempt to cure it.”
“The momentum of continuous action fuels motivation, while procrastination kills motivation.”

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