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Men are expendable; women and...

Men are expendable; women and children are not. A tribe or a nation can lose a high percentage of its men and still pick up the pieces and go on ... as long as the women and children are saved.

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I was no fool; I was aware th...

I was no fool; I was aware that when another man is too anxious to force money on one, it is time to examine the cards, for there is almost certainly something illegal, or dangerous, or both, involved in the matter.

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In ascending order the qualit...

In ascending order the qualities of Patriotism are: 1. To work, fight, or die for your own survival. 2. To work, fight, or die for your immediate family. 3. To work, fight, or die for a group, extended family, tribe, or clan. 4. To work, fight, or die for a group too large for all the individuals to know each other. 5. To work, fight, or die for a way of life.

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Neither individuals nor corpo...

Neither individuals nor corporations have any right to come into court and ask that the clock of history be stopped, or turned back.

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Being sorry won't get you int...

Being sorry won't get you into heaven. Get happy, son. Get that old spring into your step and stay on your toes.

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Every law that was ever writt...

Every law that was ever written opened up a new way to graft.

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Violence, naked force, has se...

Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.

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He's an honest politician--he...

He's an honest politician--he stays bought.

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Of all the nonsense that twis...

Of all the nonsense that twists the world, the concept of 'altruism' is the worst. People do what they want to, every time. If it pains them to make a choice - if the choice looks like a 'sacrifice' - you can be sure that it is no nobler than the discomfort caused by greediness... the necessity of deciding between two things you want when you can't have both.

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Self awareness is NOT just a ...

Self awareness is NOT just a bunch of amino acids bumping together.

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Gratitude is a euphemism for ...

Gratitude is a euphemism for resentment.

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Long human words (the longer ...

Long human words (the longer the better) were easy, unmistakable, and rarely changed their meanings . . . but short words were slippery, unpredictable, changing their meanings without any pattern.

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Take big bites. Anything wort...

Take big bites. Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.

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The saddest thing about ephem...

The saddest thing about ephemerals was that their little lives rarely held time enough for love.

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It's up to the artist to use ...

It's up to the artist to use language that can be understood, not hide it in some private code. Most of these jokers don't even want to use language you and I know or can learn . . . they would rather sneer at us and be smug, because we 'fail' to see what they are driving at. If indeed they are driving at anything--obscurity is usually the refuge of incompetence.

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Nothing gives life more zest ...

Nothing gives life more zest that running for your life.

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The most important lesson in ...

The most important lesson in the writing trade is that any manuscript is improved if you cut away the fat.

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I see the beauty of Mike's at...

I see the beauty of Mike's attempt to devise an ideal ethic and applaud his recognition that such must start by junking the present sexual code and starting fresh. Most philosophers haven't the courage for this; they swallow the basics of the present code--monogamy, family pattern, continence, body taboos, conventional restrictions on intercourse, and so forth--then fiddle with details...even such piffle as discussing whether the female breast is an obscene sight! (p.365)

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It was better to live with di...

It was better to live with disappointment and frustration than to live without hope.

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Certain types of loudmouthism...

Certain types of loudmouthism should be a capital offense among decent people.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....