"Playing God is actually the highest expression of human nature. The urges to improve ourselves, to master our environment, and to set our children on the best path possible have been the fundamental driving forces of all of human history. Without these urges to ‘play God’, the world as we know it wouldn’t exist today."
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"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference."
"I know this woman.”“Who the hell is she?”He stared both his brothers down. “She’s mine."
"Don't ever criticize yourself. Don't go around all day long thinking, 'I'm unattractive, I'm slow, I'm not as smart as my brother.' God wasn't having a bad day when he made you... If you don't love yourself in the right way, you can't love your neighbour. You can't be as good as you are supposed to be."
"Music is ... A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy"
"If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things."
"love the life you live.live the life you love."
"What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it - would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have."
"Just tell me how to be different in a way that makes sense."
"Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape?. . .If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can!"
"If the emotions are free the intellect will look after itself"
"No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun — for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your old age. Relax — This won't hurt"
"You should never assume. You know what happens when you assume. You make an ass out of you and me because that's how it's spelled."
"Would you mind a mind blindfold, a block on your imagination? You couldn’t create a fantasy world to live in, but you could create a life for yourself without irrational fears of the future."
"Even if you are alone you wage war with yourself."
"Believe it or not, there's a lot of humor in 'Mad Men.' Especially in the dark moments."
"The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too."
"Oh, Irrylath,Irrylath, we squaundered our two years together."
"Are you upset little friend? Have you been lying awake worrying? Well, don't worry...I'm here. The flood waters will recede, the famine will end, the sun will shine tomorrow, and I will always be here to take care of you."
"Prosecutors say it would be next to impossible to get one teen to testify in court that another had slipped him or her a copied disc at lunchtime. And besides, isn't sharing music a time-honored part of teen friendship?"
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