"I was glad I wasn't in love, that I wasn't happy with the world. I like being at odds with everything. People in love often become edgy, dangerous. They lose their sense of perspective. They lose their sense of humor. They become nervous, psychotic bores. They even become killers."

-- Charles Bukowski

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“Maybe I should offer a good thanks to the distinguished members of the majority, the Republicans, my chairman and others, for giving us an opportunity to have a deliberative constitutional discussion that reinforces the sanctity of this nation and how well it is that we have lasted some 400 years, operating under a constitution that clearly defines what is constitutional and what is not.”

Source : "Dems still don't have an ObamaCare answer for midterms" by Chris Stirewalt, www.foxnews.com. March 13, 2014.
“â€ŽThe day you become old is the day you're not looking for new experiences anymore.”
“In those days, slavery was not looked upon, even in Quaker Philadelphia, with the shudder and abhorrence one feels towards it now.”

Source : John Sergeant Wise, Paul Dennis Sporer (2005). “End of an Era: The Last Days of Traditional Southern Culture as Seen Through the Eyes of a Young Confederate Soldier”, p.24, Anza Publishing
“A man takes a drink, the drink takes another, and the drink takes the man.”
“I am not a politics wonk. I like the idea of my writing reflecting more about who I am or other people.”

Source : "OSCAR Q&A: Peter Morgan Talks 'Hereafter'". Interview with Pete Hammond, deadline.com. October 21, 2010.
“Clear statement is argument.”
“Either we shake one another's hands in joy at he victory of Islam in the world, or all of us will turn to eternal life, and martyrdom. In both cases, victory and success are hours.”
“Going back to Ireland involves at least six to seven emotional breakdowns for me per day.”

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