"the more a body tries to explode all the foolish myths that have grown up about Texas by telling the truth, the more a body will wind up adding to the mythology."

-- Molly Ivins

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“Humanity may endure the loss of everything; all its possessions may be turned away without infringing its true dignity - all but the possibility of improvement.”

Source : Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1848). “The popular works of Johann Gottlieb Fichte, tr., with a memoir of the author by W. Smith”, p.218
“To increase desires to an unbearable level whilst making the fulfillment of them more and more inaccessible: this was the single principle upon which Western society was based.”
“I come across children who sometimes come up and say such nice things and it motivates you so much. They look up to you and they would sometimes say something so nice, something so beautiful.”

Source : Source: irusa.org
“Ignorance is degrading only when found in company with great riches.”
“The existence of such an [international Islamic] army rules out the superpowers' interference in disputes among Muslim countries.”

Source : "International Islamic Army". Ettela'at, Tehran, August 7, 1991.
“My mother liked Jim Reeves. I hated his records. He was unbearable.”
“Because hereâ€™s what guys donâ€™t do if they canâ€™t live without you: They donâ€™t break up with you.”
“Is it possible to have an endless series of successes without falling on our faces? I suppose it is, but I think it would entail doing the same things over and over again without taking chances, without taking risks or exploring our limits, without finding out what we can and can't do.”

Source : Alan Arkin (2011). “An Improvised Life: A Memoir”, p.30, Da Capo Press

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