"I felt I had to win. It seemed very important. I didn't know why it was important and I kept thinking, why do I think this is so important? And another part of me answered, just because it is."

-- Charles Bukowski

#Winning Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Important Quotes

“Fundamental [tax] reform almost always runs the risk of making things worse.”
“There are many of us thinking of one version of parallel universe theory or another. If it's all a lot of nonsense, then it's a lot of wasted effort going into this far-out idea. But if this idea is correct, it is a fantastic upheaval in our understanding.”
“As a rule, our largest cities are the worst governed.”

Source : Josiah Strong (1963). “Our Country”
“It takes no guts to be skeptical, it takes guts to believe.”
“Personally I regard idling as a virtue, but civilized society holds otherwise.”

Source : J. Maarten Troost (2004). “The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific”, Broadway
“Social Security is not a retirement savings plan; it is a social insurance program. It's a contract that says, as a society, we will look out for you and your family when you can no longer work.”
“He that loses his conscience has nothing left that is worth keeping. Therefore be sure you look to that, and in the next place look to your health; and if you have it, praise God and value it next to a good conscience.”
“I find it inspiring to actively choose which traditions to celebrate and also come up with new ideas for traditions of my own.”

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