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Most men today cannot conceive of a freedom that does not involve somebody's slavery. W. E. B. Du Bois
Today Freedom Men Somebody Conceive Involve Most Does Cannot Slavery
How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity. William S. Burroughs
Hate Those How Conformity Producing Dedicated Who
When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe? Quentin Crisp
God You Woman Atheist People Believe Catholics Audience Said Up Yes Ireland Northern Stood Northern Ireland Whom
There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the dirt doesn't get any worse. Quentin Crisp
First Worse Dirt Housework Years Get Any After Four Need
It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue. Any partnership demands that we give and give and give and at the last, as we flop into our graves exhausted, we are told that we didn't give enough. Quentin Crisp
Exhausted Enough Relationships Our Give Give And Take Take Demands Untrue Partnership Any Explained Little Require Flop Graves Last
It had never occurred to me before that music and thinking are so much alike. In fact you could say music is another way of thinking, or maybe thinking is another kind of music. Ursula K. Le Guin
Music Me You Before Thinking Way Say Alike Kind Fact Could Never Had Another Another Way Occurred Maybe In Fact Much
What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy? Ursula K. Le Guin
Crazy World Live Could Person Sane
Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new. Ursula K. Le Guin
Love Time Made Sit Remade New Like Stone Just Bread
One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late. Agatha Christie
Life Too Late Important Too Late Recognize Until Important Moments Really Moments
The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they don't give a damn. Agatha Christie
Good Happy People Damn Give Good Terms Failures Terms Because Themselves Happy People
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story. Agatha Christie
City Detective Detective Story New Itself York New York New York City Story Ridiculous Set
These little grey cells. It is up to them. Agatha Christie
Intelligence Up Cells Grey Little Them
I'm one of those introverted people who simply feels a lot better after spending time alone thinking through ideas and emotions. This is a sign, I've come to think, of a kind of emotional disturbance - a reaction to inner fragility. I wish I were more able to just act and do, rather than constantly have to retreat and examine and think. Alain de Botton
Alone Time People Emotions Better Wish Think Thinking Spending Spending Time Those Sign Kind Introverted Constantly Able Disturbance Examine Rather More Through Emotional Simply Feels Come Retreat Ideas Reaction Were Lot Than Just After Act Who Inner Fragility
Well, my definition of a tragedy is a clash between right and right. Amos Oz
Definition Clash Between Well Tragedy Right
There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison. Andre Maurois
Truth Truth Is Pure Poison Persons Certain Whom
I've reached the point where I hardly care whether I live or die. The world will keep on turning without me, and I can't do anything to change events anyway. Anne Frank
Me Change World Events Care Will Live Point Reached Without Die Where Anything Whether Anyway Turning Keep Hardly
We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same. Anne Frank
Happy Live Our Our Lives Objective Same Being Different Being Happy Lives
I'm afraid that people who know me as I usually am will discover I have another side, a better and finer side. I'm afraid they'll mock me, think I'm ridiculous and sentimental and not take me seriously. I'm used to not being taken seriously, but only the 'light-hearted' Anne is used to it and can put up with it; the 'deeper' Anne is too weak. Anne Frank
Me People Better Seriously Will Think Too Side Weak Finer Only Take Taken Put Light-Hearted Anne Know Another Am Discover Up Mock Afraid Being Sentimental Used Who Ridiculous Deeper
It is only in solitude that I ever find my own core. Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Solitude Own Find My Own Only Ever Core
Men kick friendship around like a football, but it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat it like glass and it goes to pieces. Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Friendship Women Treat Men Kick Seem Football Glass Like Pieces Around Crack Goes
Don't reinvent the wheel, just realign it. Anthony J. D'Angelo
Wheel Just Reinvent Reinvent The Wheel
This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one. Arthur C. Clarke
Future Age First Attention Since Ironic May Which Little Much Much Attention Paid Ever
Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the phrases: 1- It's completely impossible. 2- It's possible, but it's not worth doing. 3- I said it was a good idea all along. Arthur C. Clarke
Good Worth Impossible Three Every Evoke Possible Phrases Seems Idea Along Reaction Said Doing Up Revolutionary May Stages Good Idea
Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice. Ayn Rand
Man World Power Own Every He Builds His Escape Choice Choose Image Every Man Necessity
The man who lets a leader prescribe his course is a wreck being towed to the scrap heap. Ayn Rand
Man Leader Wreck Course Heap His Scrap Being Who Lets Prescribe
Every aspect of Western culture needs a new code of ethics - a rational ethics - as a precondition of rebirth. Ayn Rand
Needs Culture Ethics Every Rational New Western Western Culture Aspect Rebirth Code
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