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“What we learn from history is that no one learns from history”
― Otto von Bismarck

tags: history

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“In the end this obsession for conformity leads to fascism.”
― Woody Allen, Apropos of Nothing

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“Rather than live on in the hearts and mind of the public, I prefer to live on in my apartment.”
― Woody Allen, Apropos of Nothing

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“To refute the solipsist or the metaphysical idealist all that you have to do is take him out and throw a rock at his head: if he ducks he’s a liar. His logic may be airtight but his argument, far from revealing the delusions of living experience, only exposes the limitations of logic.”
― Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire

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“You’re a cynical kid,” said Trebastion.

“You make harps out of dead people,” said Oliver.

“Yes, but I haven’t allowed it to taint my basic optimism.”
― T. Kingfisher, Minor Mage

tags: cynicism, dark-humor, dark-humor-quotes, hobbies, optimism

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