"Consciousness makes the individual careful to maintain his own existence; and if this were not so, there would be no surety for the preservation of the species. From all this it is clear that individuality is not a form of perfection, but rather a limitation; and so to be freed from it is not loss but gain."

-- Arthur Schopenhauer

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“Never in the history of the United States have we cut back on troops when we've been at war.”
“A word, a smile, and the stranger at your elbow may become an interesting friend. All through life we deny ourselves stimulating fellowship because we are too proud or too afraid to unbend.”
“Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God.”
“There are lots of wonderful old Italian actors. You don't need to take an Egyptian to play an Italian actor.”
“I'm essentially a jeans girl, and I dress them up or down with accessories. For me, it's ultimately about a great pair of shoes.”
“We need to fight the plague of the uninsured the way we have fought other threats to our way of life and our basic values.”
“I can't even tolerate my own playing on electric keyboards. It's not about the musical ideas - the sound itself is toxic. It's like eating plastic broccoli.”
“Always our wars have been our confessions of weakness”

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