"I know not whether taxes are raised to fight wars, or wars are fought in order to raise taxes."

-- Thomas Paine

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“A well-chosen book saves you from everything, including yourself.”
“I write lyrics. I play the guitar. If the rest of the band had to do my schedule, they would be dead”
“Art cannot be above the battle.”
“Man can be that which he wishes to be; form and substance, they are but shadows. The mind, the ego, the essence of the god-dream -- that is real, that is immortal.”

Source : Robert E. Howard (2007). “The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 2: Grim Lands”, p.26, Del Rey
“I got the famous Oprah hug!”
“Bin Laden was 200 miles away from the area where all of these drone strikes were taking out his key leaders, he was able to indulge in his hobbies... and he was making occasional video tapes and audio tapes to the wider world.”

Source : "The 'Manhunt' To Capture Osama Bin Laden". "Fresh Air" with Dave Davies, www.npr.org. May 1, 2012.
“But wishes were empty thoughts, cast down a dark hole. They didn't come true unless you worked for them. I'd learned that about the world, if nothing more.”
“I dropped out of NYU, moved out of my parent's house, got my own place, and survived on my own. I made music and worked my way from the bottom up.”

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