We live in a society in which spurious realities are manufactured by the media, by governments, by big corporations, by religious groups, political groups. I ask, in my writing, "What is real?" Because unceasingly we are bombarded with pseudo realities manufactured by very sophisticated people using very sophisticated electronic mechanisms. I do not distrust their motives; I distrust their power. They have a lot of it. And it is an astonishing power, that of creating whole universes, universes of the mind. I ought to know. I do the same thing. ~Philip K. Dick
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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If you don't want anyone to find out, don't do it. ~Chinese Proverb
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I was a star in Italy, Austrailia, Germany and Japan before the American stations ever paid attention at all. ~Nancy Sinatra
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"Hey Pudge," the Colonel said. "What do you think of a truce?" "It reminds me of when the Germans demanded that the U.S. surrender at the Battle of the Bulge," I said. "I guess I'd say to this truce offer what General McAuliffe said to that one: Nuts." ~John Green
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Lend your money and lose your friend. ~English Proverb
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The starting point of my career in money management in 1973-74 was the time of the only true bear market any living non-Japanese investor has seen in major markets. Equities, real estate, you name it, everyone got run over. ~Paul Singer
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The sight of women talking together has always made men uneasy nowadays it means rank subversion. ~Germaine Greer
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You well never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Irish Proverb
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
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Wisdom begins with the fear of God. ~Irish Proverb
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Love your neighbors, but don't pull down the fence. ~Chinese Proverb
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The ways to the One are as many as the lives of men. ~Zen Proverb
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Water which is too pure has no fish. ~Zen Proverb
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If you look back today over the last 25 years, it is a fact that we have had a progressive degeneration of our intelligence community in general; in particular in the field of human intelligence. ~Paul Bremer
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Once again, President Clinton is using American troops to deflect attention from his record of lies, distortions, obstructions of justice and abuse of power. ~Ron Paul
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Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength. ~Phil Jackson
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Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel. ~Jimi Hendrix
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But the soul of touring and the heart of it is basically every day is like putting up a circus tent. ~Pat Benatar
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I remember being fascinated by ants and wasps and other bugs when I was a kid. I'd set out a Coke can and stand back 20 feet and use my telescope to watch wasps land on it. ~Paul McEuen
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People talk about the '60s, but they were merely a mass production of what the '50s had begun. ~Peter O'Toole
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In a moment, we hope to see the pole vault over the satellite. ~David Coleman
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Language in art remains a highly ambiguous transaction, a quicksand, a trampoline, a frozen pool which might give way under you; at any time. ~Harold Pinter
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Dig the well before you are thirsty. ~Chinese Proverb
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