"True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country."

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Source : Kurt Vonnegut (2013). “If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young”, p.88, RosettaBooks

Kurt Vonnegut

#Funny Quotes #Country Quotes #Running Quotes

“For girls, something that accentuates the curves looks sexy. It can be a dress, it can be jeans, it can be a tank top, who cares!”

Source : "Brody Jenner Talks About Love". Seventeen Interview, www.seventeen.com. December 21, 2007.
“Traveling across the United States, it's easy to see why Americans are often thought of as stupid. At the San Diego Zoo, right near the primate habitats, there's a display featuring half a dozen life-size gorillas made out of bronze. Posted nearby is a sign reading CAUTION: GORILLA STATUES MAY BE HOT. Everywhere you turn, the obvious is being stated. CANNON MAY BE LOUD. MOVING SIDEWALK IS ABOUT TO END. To people who don't run around suing one another, such signs suggest a crippling lack of intelligence.”
“There is evidence that acupuncture influences the production of and distribution of a great many neurotransmitters and neuromodulators, and that this in turn alters the perception of pain.”
“You cannot control your own population by force, but it can be distracted by consumption.”
“Shakespeare is in many ways an African writer and 'Hamlet' would be seen as a very accurate historical saga about an African kingdom.”
“In The Field Of Public Education, The Doctrine Of 'Separate But Equal' Has No Place”
“I'm the first to admit this whole salary thing is getting out of control. In the final analysis, it's still about the work.”
“I don't like auditions. I feel like they're a very unnatural setting and it's a very unsettling experience. Because you can't help but walk in and feel like you're trying to prove yourself to people. And you should just walk in and be.”

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