"That's what tyrants do, I guess. They make you covet their attention; they make you confuse attention for mercy."

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Gary Shteyngart

#Tyrants Quotes #Attention Quotes #Mercy Quotes

“Every departure from class struggle has fatal results for the destiny of socialism.”
“Serious and intense people, they drain you. But someone who's an idiot, like myself, they're fun. You either hate me or you love me.”
“What was the freedom to which the adult human being rose in the morning, if each act was held back or inspired by the overpowering ghost of a little child?”

Source : Delmore Schwartz, James Atlas (1978). “In Dreams Begin Responsibilities and Other Stories”, p.184, New Directions Publishing
“I hope I can pass on a few thoughts and ideas to the Sci-Fi channel to encourage people to see that they are living in a conditioned illusion and we can change it any time we want. We can be people and not sheeple.”
“The flag of the United States has not been created by rhetorical sentences in declarations of independence and in bills of rights. It has been created by the experience of a great people, and nothing is written upon it that has not been written by their life. It is the embodiment, not of a sentiment, but of a history...”
“Remember that "Help us grow this grass" is a far more effective sign than "Keep off the grass".”
“I believe the general consensus is the bigger it is, the more women flock to you. I guess its a good thing mine is HUGE!”
“There is no real joy that does not involve self-denial and self-discipline”

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