"No one can fully understand the meaning of love unless he's owned a dog. A dog can show you more honest affection with a flick of his tail than a man can gather through a lifetime of handshakes."

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Source : Gary Paulsen, James Herriot, Bill Tarrant, Gene Hill, Ted Kerasote, Lynn Stone “In Praise of Labs”

Gene Hill

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“Various "wars on drugs" throughout history have killed millions, enslaved millions more, destroyed families, are usually just thin pretenses for mass incarceration, mass surveillance, ethnic cleansing, population control.”

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“In the old days, people robbed stagecoaches and knocked off armored trucks. Now they're knocking off servers.”
“There is but one freedom, To put oneself right with death. After that everything is possible. I cannot force you to believe in God. Believing in God amounts to coming to terms with death. When you have accepted death, the problem of God will be solved, and not the reverse.”
“I'll tell you what pressure is. Pressure is a Messerschmitt up your arse. Playing cricket is not.”
“Fear of failure is the fuel of achievement. If you weren't afraid to fail, you probably wouldn't be highly motivated to work at the level that most of us have to work at to do well.”
“I think about dying. I've come to realize we all die alone in one way or another.”
“There is no escaping this fight. It is civilization or Jihadism. We can and should debate tactics; but the sides are clear enough.”
“The finest life is spent creating oneself, not procreating.”

Source : Natalie Clifford Barney, Anna Livia (1992). “A Perilous Advantage: The Best of Natalie Clifford Barney”, p.130, New Victoria Publishers

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