"You own your own words, unless they contain information. In which case they belong to no one."

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Stewart Brand

#Information Quotes #Cases Quotes

“Whether or not he came to believe it - so many people, when they have a mission, come to believe something in a way that may have started out as a slogan. You know, L. Ron Hubbard, not to make a random comparison, started Scientology as a scam.”
“I began dividing life in absolutes... Things and people were either perfectly bad, or perfectly good, and when life didn't obey this black-and-white rule, when things or people were complex or contradictory, I pretended otherwise. I turned every defeat into a disaster, every success into an epic triumph, and separated all people into heroes or villains. Unable to bear ambiguity, I built a barricade of delusions against it.”
“I'm a big child at heart. I think it's important to stay that way and not lose the wonder of life.”
“No matter how little a man has he will find that he will always settle for less.”
“Background checks, waiting periods, reports of transfers, and access to mental health records have not stopped the legal sale of firearms to legitimate buyers.”

Source : "Hawaii Has Shown That Gun Control Works" by Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 26, 2013.
“Happiness is never a negative affair; it is to be won by men who are fully alive, full of the joy of living”

Source : Aga Khan III (1998). “Aga Khan III: Selected Speeches and Writings of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah”
“I felt like it was a great secret when I found out that I could be in my 30s.”
“I you're in prayer, take care of your heart. If you're eating, take cre of your throat. If you're in another man's house, take care of your eyes. If you among people, take care of your tongue.”

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