"I only know that I know nothing"

-- Socrates

“A nation is blessed when it has godly leaders.”
“I have been to lots of parties and acted perfectly disgraceful but I never actually collapsed oh Lana Turner we love you get up”

Source : Frank O'Hara (1995). “The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara”, p.449, Univ of California Press
“I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.”
“Scientists investigate that which already is; Engineers create that which has never been.”
“As a school boy I played with a plastic grenade, it was grey and with caps, it was loaded. In the dirt we would cry and dramatically die, as it flew through the air and exploded.”
“I'm not trying to be noble. I'm afraid. And the idea of having more love than I've ever had-- and knowing I might never have it again-- that scares me worse than anything.”

Source : Randall Wallace (2001). “Pearl Harbor Movie Tie-In”, Hyperion
“Art is about trying to find the good in people, and making the world a more compassionate place.”

Source : "Happy Birthday, Keanu Reeves! 11 of His Coolest Quotes" by Jeryl Brunner, parade.com. September 2, 2015.
“All the heat should come my way”

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