#philosophy

"You're captives of a civilizational system that more or less compels you to go on destroying the world in order to live. … You are captives—and you have made a captive of the world itself. That's what's at stake, isn't it?—your captivity and the captivity of the world."

"Prayer [10w] Despite God's grace, prayer is not a wish granting well."

"Measure your life not by years but by adventures."

"Dreams come true if we can pursue them by overcoming the fear of failure."

"You cannot get before you give. Wood cannot give you warmth before you start the fires."

"California Milk Processor Board: Got Milk?... ...cuz I got a fucking hangover."

"A person with too many secrets has no happiness but burden. He/She cant find joy or peace, but those secrets enslave him or her. It doesn't matter how many secrets you keep but at the end truth always comes out. Why then burden yourself with secrets."

"The universe danced towards life. Life was a remarkably common commodity. Anything sufficiently complicated seemed to get cut in for some, in the same way that anything massive enough got a generous helping of gravity. The universe had a definite tendency towards awareness. This suggested a certain subtle cruelty woven into the very fabric of space-time."

"The toxic behaviors were there before you decided to enter into relationships with them. The signs were there. You may have chosen to look the other way, but the signs were there.—Psychotherapist from Type 1 Sociopath"

"Raise a smile and lower stress"

"Hope does not leave without being given permission."

"Finish Off Your Enemies If you finish off your enemiesdo they wind up more charming and with better manners?"

"If you spend time with crazy and dangerous people, remember – their personalities are socially transmitted diseases; like water poured into a container, most of us eventually turn into – or remain – whoever we surround ourselves with. We can choose our tribe, but we cannot change that our tribe is our destiny."

"Civil government, so far as it is instituted for the security of property, is in reality instituted for the defense of the rich against the poor, or of those who have some property against those who have none at all."

"The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy."

"You are the byproduct of your level of consciousness, thoughts, and actions."

"Create your own path.Don't blindly follow the massess... because most of the time the "M"is silent."

"Crest Toothpaste: Look, Ma, no cavities!... ...that'll really piss off the TSA agents looking for contraband."

"Ability, experience and books have solution for all the problems."

"Shit Poetry [10w] Poetry without grace of expression is just so much shit."