"How complicated and unpredictable the machinery of life really is."

-- Kurt Vonnegut

#Complicated Quotes #Machinery Quotes #Unpredictable Quotes

“The Constitutional Convention debated whether America should even have a standing army. ... They worried that a powerful military could rival civilian government for power in our new country, and of course they worried that having a standing army around would create too much of a temptation to use it.”
“If you truly own who you are, no one can use you against you.”
“We will continue to chase rainbows unless we recognize that they are rainbows and there is no pot of gold at the end of them”
“I used to buy everything at garage sales. It was hard to give up! Iâ€™d be like, â€˜But this crazy sweater is amazing, and it only cost 25 cents!â€™â€‰”
“If Einstein was so smart how come people only call you 'Einstein' when you do something really stupid ?”
“I started making some proper decisions, getting things in order. It's kind of like cleaning up your house. I was looking for direction for what God wanted me to do - and that's when I got a call about The Passion.”
“I don't say that the supposed Civil Rights development is a myth, but it's a matter of dealing with reality. It's purely peripheral and, in many cases, it's just a facade.”
“To the shepherds alone was given all power to teach, to judge, to direct; on the faithful was imposed the duty of following their teaching, of submitting with docility to their judgment, and of allowing themselves to be governed, corrected, and guided by them in the way of salvation. Thus, it is an absolute necessity for the simple faithful to submit in mind and heart to their own pastors, and for the latter to submit with them to the Head and Supreme Pastor.”

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