"My help had been needed and claimed; I had given it: I was pleased to have done something: trivial, transitory though the deed was, it was yet an active thing, and I was weary of an existence all passive."
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purpose Quotes
"War [10w] When leaders threaten war,they’re breaking dirt on our graves."
"What Women Want [10w] What women want is a feeling of security with abs."
"Nebraska State Motto Equality before the law.Where Monsanto/GMO corn is above the law."
"It is very risky. But each time a child opens a book, he pushes open the gate that separates him from Elsewhere."
"Forget [10w] {Couplet} Let's lift our goblet of regret,forgive, forsake and forget."
"If I Were God [10w] If I were God I'd sell my shit on Ebay."
"God vs. Satan [10w] Why can't God and Satan get along?They're both detail-oriented."
"Silly String [10w] Life' an absurdity radiating from a spine of silly string."
"Summer NYC ☜ʇɥƃᴉlɟ☞'ɥsɐp ɐ 'ɥsɐlds ∀˙ɥʇɐq ʍollɐɥs ɐ ʇɐ sʍoɹɹɐds ǝʞᴉlsɹǝlʞuᴉɹds ʇɐ uǝɹplᴉɥƆ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Children at sprinklerslike sparrows at a shallow bath.A splash, a dash, ☜flight☞"
"Atheism [10w] Atheism is the tragic triumph of cold contemptuousness over gratitude."
"Love Undeniable [10w] A lover may deny anything to their lover but love."
"My Secret for Out-of-the-Box-Thinking To help me writein my signature out-of-the-box style,I sit in front of my humidifier that I've filled up with Grey Goose vodka.My humidifier is now at Underwriters Laboratoriesin a 12-Step Programand buddied up with a de-humidifier."
"Helping others in need is not only a responsibility of life; it is what gives meaning to life."
"Unless you're a lesbian... [10w] Feminism is not a sustainable position without giving up love."
"You will have fewer regrets in life if you start focusing and taking responsiblity for where you are and where you want to be."
"Mind Maneuvers When we hear something unflattering,our mind doesn't fully process it.When we hear a compliment,the mind goes into overdriveand tend to read too much into it."
"The 'Ugly' Poet [10w] Poets develop cleverness with wordsto compensate for their unattractiveness."
"Discrete vs. Discreet Moonlight falls upon my feet,beyond the sun's overwrought conceit.I'm painted pristine white, without the heat;reflection's cool reflection~ how discreet!"
"And there wasn’t anything he wanted to do that he couldn’t make time for. What did he have to mope about, really? What more did he want? Love, he could hear Eve saying. Purpose. Love. Purpose. Those are the things that you can’t plan for. Those are the things that just happen. And what if they don’t happen? Do you spend your whole life pining for them? Waiting to be happy?"