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Little boys love machines; girls adore horses; grown-up men and women like to walk.


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To the intelligent man or woman, life appears infinitely mysterious. But the stupid have an answer for every question.

To the intelligent man or woman, life appears infinitely mysterious. But the stupid have an answer for every question.



The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.

The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.



May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.



I hold no preference among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous.

I hold no preference among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous.



Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.

Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.



A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.



Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.

Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.



Civilization is a youth with a molotov cocktail in his hand. Culture is the Soviet tank or L.A. cop that guns him down.

Civilization is a youth with a molotov cocktail in his hand. Culture is the Soviet tank or L.A. cop that guns him down.



Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.



There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.

There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.





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Humans, left to own misguided devices, scratches the Divine in the self as one would the lice, but remember to lick well all the vices.

Humans, left to own misguided devices, scratches the Divine in the self as one would the lice, but remember to lick well all the vices.



Every time a man puts a new idea across he finds ten men who thought of it before he did - but they only thought of it.

Every time a man puts a new idea across he finds ten men who thought of it before he did - but they only thought of it.



I will fight harder for you than anyone has fought for you before.

I will fight harder for you than anyone has fought for you before.



The theory of the free press is not that the truth will be presented completely or perfectly in any one instance, but that the truth will emerge from free discussion

The theory of the free press is not that the truth will be presented completely or perfectly in any one instance, but that the truth will emerge from free discussion



Real genius of moral insight is a motor which will start any engine.

Real genius of moral insight is a motor which will start any engine.



If your hair has never given you any trouble, if you've never had huge fights with your mother about it, then you might not have a story to tell. But I think most people do.

If your hair has never given you any trouble, if you've never had huge fights with your mother about it, then you might not have a story to tell. But I think most people do.



We kiss. Her hands are freezing on my face, and she tastes like coffee and the smell of the onion is still stuck in my nose, and my lips are all dry from the endless winter. And it's awesome.

We kiss. Her hands are freezing on my face, and she tastes like coffee and the smell of the onion is still stuck in my nose, and my lips are all dry from the endless winter. And it's awesome.



Small jerks began to appear in my legs, my walk became unsteady precisely because I wanted it to be smooth.

Small jerks began to appear in my legs, my walk became unsteady precisely because I wanted it to be smooth.



Because everything about the voice interests me, I felt it would be fascinating to learn a completely different style of singing.

Because everything about the voice interests me, I felt it would be fascinating to learn a completely different style of singing.



I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness of head.

I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness of head.




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