"Great books conserve time."

-- Holbrook Jackson

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“Why do comparisons of words and tone poems (poetry and music) never take into consideration that the word is a mere signifier, but that the sound, aside from being a signifier, is also an object?”
“I didn't get paid for performances most of my life. If I did, I would be billionaire now, and I'm not.”
“I was a runaway girl from France who married an American and moved to New York City. Im not sure I would have continued as an artist had I remained in Paris because of the family setup.”
“You've got to kill the terrorists before the killing stops. And I'm for the president to chase them all over the world. If it takes 10 years, blow them all away in the name of the Lord.”
“Medically speaking, there is no such thing as a nervous breakdown. Which is very annoying to discover when you're right in the middle of one.”
“You don't encounter anyone who is not hero or villain of their own story. If it's man vs. self, you have to explore the ways each character is villainous and heroic.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“Atheists who keep asking for evidence of God's existence are like a fish in the ocean wanting evidence of water.”

Source : FaceBook post by Ray Comfort from Feb 21, 2013
“Whiskey just naturally likes me but beer likes me better.”

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