"One learns more metaphysics from a single temptation than from all the philosophers."

-- James Russell Lowell

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“It is time for you to make a commitment to create joy, creativity and love for yourself, only then will you benefit others, for if you do not evolve yourself, you do not serve others. By becoming a living example, by following what is in your heart, you show the way for others to follow with courage, what is in their hearts.”

Source : Barbara Marciniak (1994). “Earth: Pleiadian Keys to the Living Library”, p.9, Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
“Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain, the enjoying of something I am in great trouble for till I have it.”

Source : 'Table Talk' (1689) 'Pleasure'
“With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.”
“I took a great deal of pleasure in it, and I still feel nostalgic about it. However, I felt that it had led me to live in a parallel world of pure invention, shut inside my solitude. Naturally, it was precisely for that purpose that it was made and that was why I took pleasure in it, but I wanted to regain body and roots.”
“In every State, the government is nothing but a permanent conspiracy on the part of the minority against the majority, which it enslaves and fleeces.”
“Cable news is 24 hours long so you have to fill it up with something. No, the Muppets are not communist. And the character of Tex Richman is not an allegory for capitalism in any way. The character is called Tex Richman. It's a joke. Clearly he is a classic, old school bad guy. He's bad not because he works for an oil company but because he's evil. No, it's not a communist movie in any way.”

Source : Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com
“We get several requests for contributions each year from organizations in Twin Falls. We don't have enough money in the general fund to help everyone, so we use fundraisers like this to generate money.”
“I've received many honors and I'm grateful for them; but I've already received the highest award I'll ever receive, and that has been the privilege and honor of serving very proudly in the United States Navy.”

Source : Chips (Department of the Navy information technology magazine), October 1986.

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