"I have been a soreheaded occupant of a file drawer labeled "science fiction" ... and I would like out, particularly since so many serious critics regularly mistake the drawer for a urinal."

-- Kurt Vonnegut

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“I am not too keen on my nose, I don't like my knees, I hate my ankles, I am unsure about my behind, I don't like my legs at all. I am not too sure about my chin, my forehead is a bit dodgy. But, overall, I can live with it.”
“No father, no son, no mother, no daughter should get so busy that he or she does not have time to study the scriptures and the words of modern prophets. None of us should get so busy that we crowd out contemplation and praying. None of us should become so busy in our formal Church assignments that there is no room left for quiet Christian service to our neighbors.”
“Mental anguish always results from the avoidance of legitimate suffering.”
“You have never been curious about me; you never wanted to explore my soul.”
“I've never used one word of profanity in front of my wife, or my daughter, or my granddaughter or anybody else's wife.”
“I treat others exactly the way I want to be treated.”
“Encouragement of higher education for our youth is critical to the success of our collective future.”

Source : "Advancing the Dream Through Education" by Rep. Charles Rangel, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 4, 2013.
“How many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky? Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry? Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows That too many people have died? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind.”

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