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Progress would be wonderful - if only it would stop.


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And what would you do, ... if you could rule the world for a day? I suppose I would have no choice but to abolish reality.

And what would you do, ... if you could rule the world for a day? I suppose I would have no choice but to abolish reality.



There is nothing in this world as invisible as a monument

There is nothing in this world as invisible as a monument



Layer by layer art strips life bare.

Layer by layer art strips life bare.



One does what one is; one becomes what one does.

One does what one is; one becomes what one does.


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If there is a sense of reality, there must also be a sense of possibility.

If there is a sense of reality, there must also be a sense of possibility.




Stupidity is active in every direction, and can dress up in all the clothes of truth. Truth, on the other hand, has for every occasion only one dress and one path, and is always at a disadvantage.

Stupidity is active in every direction, and can dress up in all the clothes of truth. Truth, on the other hand, has for every occasion only one dress and one path, and is always at a disadvantage.



The thought is not something that observes an inner event, but, rather it is this inner event itself. We do not reflect on something, but, rather, something thinks itself in us.

The thought is not something that observes an inner event, but, rather it is this inner event itself. We do not reflect on something, but, rather, something thinks itself in us.



Life forms a surface that acts as if it could not be otherwise, but under its skin things are pounding and pulsing.

Life forms a surface that acts as if it could not be otherwise, but under its skin things are pounding and pulsing.



True' and 'false' are the evasions of people who never want to arrive at a decision. Truth is something without end.

True' and 'false' are the evasions of people who never want to arrive at a decision. Truth is something without end.





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The chief trouble with jazz is that there is not enough of it; some of it we have to listen to twice.

The chief trouble with jazz is that there is not enough of it; some of it we have to listen to twice.



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Shakespeare; the only man I'd ever love.



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Twenty-four-hour room service generally refers to the length of time that it takes for the club sandwich to arrive. This is indeeddisheartening, particularly when you've ordered scrambled eggs.



If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.

If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.



We should not be comfortable or content in a society where the only way to remain free of surveillance and repression is if we make ourselves as unthreatning, passive, and compliant as possible.

We should not be comfortable or content in a society where the only way to remain free of surveillance and repression is if we make ourselves as unthreatning, passive, and compliant as possible.



When I go to a movie, I'm always thrilled if I've seen an actor do something and I didn't realize until the end of the movie that that was that person. I love that.

When I go to a movie, I'm always thrilled if I've seen an actor do something and I didn't realize until the end of the movie that that was that person. I love that.



If I like something, I will pick it up from anywhere and wear it. I don't believe that only branded stuff looks good on you. If it doesn't look good in my eyes, I'll never wear it.

If I like something, I will pick it up from anywhere and wear it. I don't believe that only branded stuff looks good on you. If it doesn't look good in my eyes, I'll never wear it.



Without asceticism, self-indulgence would be insignificant.

Without asceticism, self-indulgence would be insignificant.




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