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“I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, far from negating or limiting my freedom, is, on the contrary, its necessary premise and confirmation.”
Source : "God and the State" (1871)
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“I do quite extensive research for most of my novels.”
Source : Source: wwd.com
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“Our children are our sequels. Our parents are our prequels. All living beings are our equals.”
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“Usually kids who are talented have the brashness to think they can do anything, but they don't often get the chance to see how close they can come.”
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“Karate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had years and years of training can using only their hands and feet make some of the worst movies in the history of the world.”
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“Uncovering secrets is apocalyptic in the simple sense (the Greek root means ‘an uncovering’). In this case, it lifts the shame covers. It allows articulation to enter where silence once ruled.”
Source : Lewis Hyde (2010). “Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth and Art”, p.432, Macmillan
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“The way to balance the budget is for Congress to cut Social Security, move the retirement age to 70, cut defense, Medicare and veterans pensions, while the states cut almost everything else. It would be tough but we could do it.”
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“To destroy is still the strongest instinct in nature.”
Source : "Yet Again".
