"The human species really could have faced global thermonuclear war. During seventy years of Cold War we grew used to it."

-- Larry Niven

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“Religion, a mediaeval form of unreason, when combined with modern weaponry becomes a real threat to our freedoms.”
“Mankind is supposed to have evolved in the treetops. But I have examined my sense of balance, the prehensility of my various appendages, and my attitude toward standing on anything higher than, say, political principles, and I have concluded that, personally, I evolved in the backseat of a car.”
“The greatest gift that you were ever given was the gift of your imagination.”
“I had never engaged in remote multishrink psychoanalysis on this scale before, so it was a fascinating experience.”

Source : "Ken Brown's Motivation, Release 1.2" by Andy Tanenbaum, www.cs.vu.nl. May 21, 2004.
“I was in a couple punk bands as a kid. I did some more experimental stuff with my friend Dan for a few years.”
“I don't want to sound pretentious, but I love art, I like to go to museums, and I like to read books.”

Source : "Scott Caan Is a Sensitive Man". Interview with Peter Martin, www.esquire.com. January 24, 2011.
“The fields of clinical psychology and psychiatry exist specifically to help the emotionally unstable become more stable and lead happier, healthier lives. Unlike in the eras of Vincent Van Gogh and Abraham Lincoln, there is now professional help available for those who suffer from emotional illness. Treatment may require therapy or even medication, but hope is now available every single day in practically every city in the civilized world.”

Source : David J. Lieberman (2010). “Find Out Who's Normal and Who's Not: The Proven System to Quickly Assess Anyone's Emotional Stability”, p.161, David Lieberman
“If you miss one moment of enjoying your own life and relationships because you're trying to punish someone else, the bad guy wins.”

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