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Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Quotes: To be is to do - SocratesTo do is to be - SartreDo Be Do Be Do - Sinatra
         

To be is to do - SocratesTo do is to be - SartreDo Be Do Be Do - Sinatra


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There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.

There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.



Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.

Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.



Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.

Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.



Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.

Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.



One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.

One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.



A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.

A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.



Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.

Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.



Music is, to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of my life I can listen to music and it makes such a difference.

Music is, to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of my life I can listen to music and it makes such a difference.



Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.



We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.

We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.





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There's a major fault in Western society. It makes room for only one god, and in only one gender. There's no balance, no co-existence, no partnership.

There's a major fault in Western society. It makes room for only one god, and in only one gender. There's no balance, no co-existence, no partnership.



Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord pondereth the hearts.



I would like people to pay attention to the idea of rational empathy, and that as a society, we are walking down a path that's well-trodden throughout history.

I would like people to pay attention to the idea of rational empathy, and that as a society, we are walking down a path that's well-trodden throughout history.



No, no, it was the relationships. That was that group. People believed that Rob and Laura were really married in real life. You know, a lot of people believed that.

No, no, it was the relationships. That was that group. People believed that Rob and Laura were really married in real life. You know, a lot of people believed that.



You know you can't hope yourself a better life - you must take yourself there.

You know you can't hope yourself a better life - you must take yourself there.



I tell you the solemn truth, that the doctrine of the Trinity is not so difficult to accept for a working proposition as any one of the axioms of physics.

I tell you the solemn truth, that the doctrine of the Trinity is not so difficult to accept for a working proposition as any one of the axioms of physics.



Telling lies and showing off to get attention are mistakes I made that I don't want my kids to make.

Telling lies and showing off to get attention are mistakes I made that I don't want my kids to make.



O fret not after knowledge - I have none, and yet my song comes native with the warmth. O fret not after knowledge - I have none, and yet the Evening listens.

O fret not after knowledge - I have none, and yet my song comes native with the warmth. O fret not after knowledge - I have none, and yet the Evening listens.



We all flow from one fountain- Soul. All are expressions of one love.

We all flow from one fountain- Soul. All are expressions of one love.



The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do.

The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do.




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