"People move forward into the future out of the way they comprehend the past. When we don't understand something in our past, we are therefore crippled."

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Norman Mailer

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“Work is against human nature. Â The proof is that it makes us tired.”
“Glory is largely a theatrical concept. There is no striving for glory without a vivid awareness of an audience... The desire to escape or camouflage their unsatisfactory selves develops in the frustrated a facility for pretending -- for making a show -- and also a readiness to identify themselves wholly with an imposing spectacle.”
“...The asbestos industry...has for decades successfully suppressed and manipulated information on the carcinogenicity and other hazards of asbestos. Involved in this conspiracy network were senior industry executives, their medical staff, attorneys, insurance companies, trade associations, scientific consultants, and commercial labs.”
“I got a washed out version of Momâ€™s curls and a better copy of Dadâ€™s blue eyes, The rest of me, I guess, is up for grabs. Except maybe Granâ€™s nose, but she could have been trying to make me feel better. Iâ€™m no prize. Most girls go through a gawky stage, but Iâ€™m beginning to think mine will be a lifelong thing. It doesnâ€™t bother me too much. Better to be strong than pretty and useless. Iâ€™ll take a plain girl with her head screwed on right over a cheerleader any day.”
“The blues is like this. You lay down some night and you turn from one side of the bed to the other: all night long. It's not too cold in that bed, and it ain't too hot. But what's the matter? The blues has got you.”
“The Great Commission will not be fulfilled with our spare time or spare money.”
“You get to a certain age and you just want to prove that you can still rock - that you've still got it.”
“The world that we live in is full of distractions and pleasures that pull us away from a spiritual life. Even our jobs which are a very necessary and important part of our lives can end up being the altar at which we pray. They consume most of our waking hours and provide the income on which we are dependent in order to take care of our families.”

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