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Rob J Kennedy

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Born

in Sydney, Australia

Website

https://robjkennedy.bandcamp.com/

Twitter

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Nonfiction, Music, Philosophy

Influences

Patrick White, Hemingway, Ayn Rand, Simone de Beauvoir

Member Since

January 2011

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Arts writer and composer - that’s it.

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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

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Beyond Good and Evil

by Friedrich Nietzsche

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The Philosophy of Freedom: The Basis for a Modern World Conception

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“Art is what you can get away with.”
― Andy Warhol

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“I die of thirst beside the fountain.”
― Francois Villon

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“Whenever we think we have the answer, God asks another question.”
― Carol Vorvain, A Fool in Istanbul: Adventures of a self denying workaholic

tags: inspirational

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“You know what each house should have? A Duty Free space. Like at the airports. Then I might consider moving in with a woman.”
― Carol Vorvain, A Fool in Istanbul: Adventures of a self denying workaholic

tags: duty, love, women

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“Life doesn’t happen to me because I don’t let it happen. I’m afraid it won’t happen the only way I want it to happen: my way.”
― Carol Vorvain, A Fool in Istanbul: Adventures of a self denying workaholic

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