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“One has to bear in mind that one of the tactics of revolution is to destroy one's predecessors in authority at any cost or hazard.”
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“The only trouble with capitalism is capitalists; they're too damned greedy.”
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“What I really lack is to be clear in my mind what I am to do, not what I am to know, except in so far as a certain knowledge must precede every action. The thing is to understand myself, to see what God really wishes me to do: the thing is to find a truth which is true for me, to find the idea for which I can live and die. ... I certainly do not deny that I still recognize an imperative of knowledge and that through it one can work upon men, but it must be taken up into my life, and that is what I now recognize as the most important thing.”
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“Liking is probably the best form of ownership, and ownership the worst form of liking.”
― The Tale of the Unknown Island
― The Tale of the Unknown Island
“My mind and gut are never simpatico: Every time I think somebody likes me, she doesn't; every time I think somebody doesn't like me, she does. This has never changed and I'm certain it never will.”
― Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
― Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story
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