We barely get any time on this planet. Do not spend it pleasing other people. Fuck politeness. Live life exactly how you want to live it so you can love the life you make for yourself.
“I am a humanist, which means, in part, that I have tried to behave decently without any expectation of rewards or punishments after I’m dead.”
― God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian
― God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian
“Don’t waste time trying to change your anger into something that makes you likable; you will only wind up disliking yourself. Write your rage, paint it, film it, dance it, lyricize it, poeticize it. You don’t have to be good, just honest.”
― In Praise of Difficult Women: Life Lessons From 29 Heroines Who Dared to Break the Rules
― In Praise of Difficult Women: Life Lessons From 29 Heroines Who Dared to Break the Rules
“His lesson is as simple and direct as Fred was: Human kindness will always make life better.”
― The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
― The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
“in the event of an “authoritarian revolution,” authoritarians may seek massive social change in pursuit of greater oneness and sameness, willingly overturning established institutions and practices that their (psychologically) conservative peers would be drawn to defend and preserve.”
― Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America
― Can It Happen Here?: Authoritarianism in America
“We barely get any time on this planet. Do not spend it pleasing other people. Fuck politeness. Live life exactly how you want to live it so you can love the life you make for yourself.”
― Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide
― Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide
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