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But why do governments keep repeating their mistakes? There can be only one conclusion: governments, who are supposed to be the ultimate in rationality, are actually irrational where rationality is defined as someone who does not commit the
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying", said Ford, "or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
― Life, the Universe and Everything
― Life, the Universe and Everything
“If you knew what was going to happen, if you knew everything that was going to happen next—if you knew in advance the consequences of your own actions—you'd be doomed. You'd be ruined as God. You'd be a stone. You'd never eat or drink or laugh or get out of bed in the morning. You'd never love anyone, ever again. You'd never dare to.”
― The Blind Assassin
― The Blind Assassin
“A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.”
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“Listen up - there's no war that will end all wars.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit or sense.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
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