"Jimmy Lee Baylis was a wise man, and knew better than to talk back to the man who signed his paycheck."

-- Carl Hiaasen

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“It baffles me that people think that obliterating the past will save them from its consequences, as if throwing away the empty cake plate would help you lose weight.”
“I really do hope that the Millennium Summit gives new impetus to the work of the United Nations.”
“Parent of sweetest sounds, yet mute forever.”
“You know how some people will say to writers, "Why don't you just write a romance novel that sells a bunch of copies and then you'll have the money to do the kind of writing you want to do"? I always say that I don't have the skills or knowledge to do that. It would be just as hard for me to do that kind of writing as it would be to learn how to do any number of productive careers that I can't manage to make myself do.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“There is no way to overstate the magnitude of the collective spiritual transformation that will occur when we shift from food of violent oppression to food of gentleness and compassion.”

Source : Will Tuttle (2007). “The World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony”, p.380, Lantern Books
“High-tech employers recognize that we will only be as successful as the employees that we attract. When it comes to transportation, environmental, housing and land use decisions, we don't view investments as tax and spend, but rather as invest and prosper.”
“One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.”

Source : Henry Miller (1957). “Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch”, p.25, New Directions Publishing
“Democracy to me is letting the other person speak and being dissenting without being disagreeable.”

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