"It must require an inordinate share of vanity and presumption, too, after enjoying so much that is good and beautiful on earth, to ask the Lord for immortality in addition to it all."

-- Heinrich Heine

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“Ghetto humor is the social twin of fantasy; together they sustain the powerless, who accomplish miracles through illusion.”

Source : Sheila Ballantyne (1983). “Norma Jean, the termite queen”, Viking Pr
“I don't fake my music. If I want to be known for anything it's for creating honest music. Noting is fake or will ever be fake about the lyrics and pain in my music. My music I live it.”

Source : "K. Michelle "Jumps In The Mix"". Interview With Nathan Slavik, djbooth.net. October 22, 2009.
“It was clear to me that the White House's solemn atmosphere would not civilize Trump. But the merciless nepotism with which he conducts politics, in which he places himself and his family above the law, I wouldn't have considered that possible. And on top of that there is this reduction of complex political decisions to 140 characters. When it comes to a U.S. president, I consider the reduction of politics to a tweet to be truly dangerous. Trump is a risk to his country and the entire world.”
“Pol Pot will surrender, be captured or commit suicide.”
“After reading a paper by a young theoretical scientist, Pauli, shaking his head sadly, commented: That is not even wrong.”
“The action movie, the thriller and the drama all have safety nets under them. But not the horror film. The horror film can sink to an abyss far darker than the imagination can ever reach.”
“The thing most worth doing in this modern world [is to] create jobs that men can work at, and be proud of, and make money by their work.”

Source : Nevil Shute (1991). “Ruined City”
“If human beings are to survive in a nuclear age, committing acts of violence may eventually have to become as embarrassing as urinating or defecating in public are today.”

Source : Myriam Miedzian (2002). “Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence”, p.45, Lantern Books

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