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blind wantons like the gulls who scream And rip the edge off any ideal or dream.


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Let them not make me a stone and let them not spill me, otherwise kill me.

Let them not make me a stone and let them not spill me, otherwise kill me.



Time was away and somewhere else, There were two glasses and two chairs And two people with one pulse.

Time was away and somewhere else, There were two glasses and two chairs And two people with one pulse.



A pharaoh's profile, a Krishna's grace, tail like a question mark.

A pharaoh's profile, a Krishna's grace, tail like a question mark.



It's no go the merry-go-round, it's no go the rickshaw All we want is a limousine and a ticket for the peepshow.

It's no go the merry-go-round, it's no go the rickshaw All we want is a limousine and a ticket for the peepshow.



Better authentic mammon than a bogus god.

Better authentic mammon than a bogus god.


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The sunlight on the garden Hardens and grows cold, We cannot cage the minute Within its nets of gold

The sunlight on the garden Hardens and grows cold, We cannot cage the minute Within its nets of gold



I am not yet born; O fill me with strength against those who would freeze my humanity.

I am not yet born; O fill me with strength against those who would freeze my humanity.



World is crazier and more of it than we think, Incorrigibly plural. I peel and portion A tangerine and spit the pips and feel The drunkenness of things being various.

World is crazier and more of it than we think, Incorrigibly plural. I peel and portion A tangerine and spit the pips and feel The drunkenness of things being various.



None of our hearts are pure, we always have mixed motives. Are self deceivers, but the worst of all Deceits is to murmur 'Lord, I am not worthy' And, lying easy, turn your face to the wall.

None of our hearts are pure, we always have mixed motives. Are self deceivers, but the worst of all Deceits is to murmur 'Lord, I am not worthy' And, lying easy, turn your face to the wall.






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We ascribe beauty to that which is simple which has no superfluous parts which exactly answers its ends.

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple which has no superfluous parts which exactly answers its ends.



I've got a long way to go to being the ultimate best, but I think my time is now. And I'm starting to enter my prime.

I've got a long way to go to being the ultimate best, but I think my time is now. And I'm starting to enter my prime.



The morality of work is the morality of slaves, and the modern world has no need of slavery.

The morality of work is the morality of slaves, and the modern world has no need of slavery.



Organizing the working class in England or the U.S. or any other advanced capitalist country has been a daunting challenge.

Organizing the working class in England or the U.S. or any other advanced capitalist country has been a daunting challenge.



Yes, the European model remains superior to that of America and Japan.

Yes, the European model remains superior to that of America and Japan.



You have GREATNESS within you, and responsibility to manifest that greatness!

You have GREATNESS within you, and responsibility to manifest that greatness!



Music is a fair and glorious gift of God. I am strongly persuaded that after theology, there is no art which can be placed on the level with music.

Music is a fair and glorious gift of God. I am strongly persuaded that after theology, there is no art which can be placed on the level with music.



Reason may not always tell us what to believe, but it can help us on what we shouldn't believe.

Reason may not always tell us what to believe, but it can help us on what we shouldn't believe.



You are the sum total of your choices.

You are the sum total of your choices.




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