"Language has multiple uses, and is embedded in different forms of life. It is not necessary to have this grand concept of "humanity" in order to behave decently."

-- Talal Asad

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“Parents try the best they can. They want the best for you. But a lot of their stuff is just their own. If you can pull yourself away from it and not always feel like they're attacking you, then it's easier to deal with.”
“It is a good thing to be a great sinner. Or should human beings allow Christ to have died on the Cross for the sake of our petty lies and our paltry whorings”
“If people don't want to be helped, leave them alone.”

Source : Ernesto Sirolli (1999). “Ripples from the Zambezi: Passion, Entrepreneurship, and the Rebirth of Local Economies”, p.126, New Society Publishers
“I have a superstition about saying too much about what I want to happen, just in case it all disappears, or someone else comes along and beats me to it.”
“Distance is the Enemy of Awareness.”

Source : Alisa Smith, J.B. MacKinnon (2009). “The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating”, p.69, Vintage Canada
“I grinned at him. 'Jealous?' He grinned right back. 'That's a trick question. If I say yes you'll accuse me of being paranoid and unreasonable, and if I say no you'll make some defensive crack about how I don't think you're worth getting jealous over.' This is what I got for hooking up with a lawyer.”
“Do not rush into a business just because you have the capital. You'd lose your shirt if you jump into it recklessly. Do your homework first. Study the market and look for that golden opportunity. Whatever business you choose to go into, it must be something that you can pursue with passion.”
“I'm Jewish, so I don't know much about Easter eggs.”

Source : IGN Interview, www.ign.com. September 30, 2005.

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