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“Life is also, as George Carlin taught us, a zero-sum game. We all lose in the end. We all die screaming. If that’s the case, we might as well make for ourselves a paradise in this world. Make yourself happy and comfortable as often as you can, because sooner or later, the infinite hands you a bill for all these goods and services. What”
― Tough Sh*t: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good
― Tough Sh*t: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good
“My American Dream has always been simple, and it’s one I encourage you to adopt as your own: Figure out what you love to do, then figure out how to get paid to do it.”
― Tough Sh*t: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good
― Tough Sh*t: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good
“Two sturdy oaks I mean, which side by side, Withstand the winter's storm, And spite of wind and tide, Grow up the meadow's pride, For both are strong Above they barely touch, but undermined Down to their deepest source, Admiring you shall find Their roots are intertwined Insep'rably.”
― Friendship
― Friendship
“The time will come when [his] memory will bring a smile to your lips before it brings a tear to your eyes.”
― Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose
― Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose
“Things like racism are institutionalized. You might not know any bigots. You feel like "well I don't hate black people so I'm not a racist," but you benefit from racism. Just by the merit, the color of your skin. The opportunities that you have, you're privileged in ways that you might not even realize because you haven't been deprived of certain things. We need to talk about these things in order for them to change.”
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