"Optimism is the opium of the people."

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Source : Milan Kundera (1983). “The Joke”, Viking Press

Milan Kundera

#Optimism Quotes #People Quotes #Opium Quotes

“Pattycake, pattycake, baker's man; good morning, madam, I'm a psychiatrist”
“The fact that labour is external to the worker, i.e., it does not belong to his intrinsic nature; that in his work, therefore he does not affirm himself but denies himself, does not feel content but unhappy, does not develop freely his physical and mental energy but mortifies his body and his mind. The worker therefore only feels himself outside his work, and in his work feels outside himself.”
“To explore what it would mean to live fully, sensually alive and passionately on purpose, I have to drop my preconceived ideas of who and what I am.”

Source : Dawna Markova (2000). “I Will Not Die An Unlived Life: Reclaiming Passion and Purpose”, p.44, Conari Press
“That’s me, man – I’m a lover not a fighter.”

Source : "Who Is Wayne Wonder?". Interview with Laura Gardner, jahworks.org.
“Coco is the greatest part of my life. I love everything about being a mom, but our talks and walks on the beach are my favorite moments.”
“The best way to be loved, is to love yourself.”
“Today, I'm a candidate for the office of president of the United States of America. My kids can't believe I just said that.”
“Oh! what waves of crime and bloodshed have swept like the waves of a deluge down the valley of the Rhine! War has laid his mailed hand on those desolate towers and ruthlessly torn down what time has spared, yet he could not mar the beauty of the shore, nor could Time himself hurl down the mountains that guard it.”

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