Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Quotes
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I believe in God and not religion, because I believe religion is the double cross. Because I've been double crossed by three religions, so I think I can safely say that religion - there is maybe something wrong with religion. Every temple that's put up may not be a holy one, so watch out.
Ja Rule
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You want to do a few things really well because you want to come out with a product that is fully baked, even though it may be lacking in a few features or whatever, rather than the one that's all-achieving but not doing anything too well.
Ram Shriram
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I'm not going to grouse and complain when there's nothing I can do about it. Once you've broken up with somebody, arguing with them is not going to bring them back. You may want to stop their Twitter account or call them up late at night, but they made the decision to leave.
Larry Wilmore
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Verjuice may not be the easiest thing in the world to find, but you should be able to track some down in good delis and online.
Yotam Ottolenghi
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It seems we will continue to have problems with this classification and it may be because it comes under the heading of creation rather than preservation.
Walter Lang
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'Dear Reader,' New York Review of Books, May 21, 2015
C. K. Williams
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In dealing with those who share his bed, the enlightened ruler may enjoy their beauty but should not listen to their special pleas...
Han Fei
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Indeed, if what you do offends me but does not harm me otherwise, there should be a very high bar for prohibiting your act. After all, any ban, and certainly any vigilante acts to enforce it, may offend you as much, or more, than the offence to me. Excessive political correctness stifles progress as much as excessive license and disrespect.
Raghuram Rajan
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Society is a system of inherited forms reducing our humiliating passivity to nature. We may alter these forms, slowly or suddenly, but no change in society will change nature.
Camille Paglia
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The capitalist cannot store labour-power in warehouses after he has bought it, as he may do with the raw material.
Karl Marx
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'What do you want?' the ape asked at last.'Nothing,' said Ervic.'You may have that!' retorted the ape
L. Frank Baum
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On her fallout with Abhishek Bachchan The truth is if someone chooses not to invite you to their wedding you realize where you stand with that person. You may be deluded and think you are friends but maybe that friendship was only extended as co-stars on the sets. It doesn't matter. It became very clear to me that we were only co-stars not friends.
Rani Mukerji
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Hillary Clinton may be the most corrupt person ever to seek the presidency.
Donald Trump
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Looking back at my high school years, I'm struck by how slowly history can move.
Frank Rich
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I'm no good at dinner parties. I feel very uneasy at them.
Dermot Healy
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You know, entropy is associated thermodynamically, in systems involving heat, with disorder. And in an analogous way, information is associated with disorder, which seems paradoxical. But when you think about it, a bit of information is a surprise. If you already knew what the message contained, there would be no new information in it.
James Gleick
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Yeah, she shows signs of life if you do this," said Ron, and with his tongue he made soft clip-flopping noises. Umbridge sat bolt upright, looking wildly around.
Joanne Rowling
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Do not turn your back on anyone. You may be painted on one side only.
Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
