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Matt’s Quotes

“I wish to weep
but sorrow is
stupid.
I wish to believe
but belief is a
graveyard.”
― Charles Bukowski, What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire

tags: belief, life, perseverance, pessimism, sorrow, weeping

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“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall take flack from both sides."- Unofficial UN Motto”
― Robert Lynn Asprin, Sweet Myth-Tery of Life

tags: beatitudes, diplomacy, humor, motto

28 likes

“If you think this Universe is bad, you should see some of the others.”
― Philip K. Dick

tags: humor, irony, optimism, pessimism, schizophrenia, universe

609 likes

“The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little.”
― Mark Twain

tags: optimism, pessimism

278 likes

“Whatever you get paid attention for is never what you think is most important about yourself.”
― David Foster Wallace

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