"If honesty were suddenly introduced into American..." - Quote by George Carlin
If honesty were suddenly introduced into American life, the whole system would collapse.
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“People who say they don't care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don't care what people think.”
“How do you write zero in Roman numerals?”
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“Over-sentimentality, over-softness, in fact washiness and mushiness are the great dangers of this age and of this people. Unless we keep the barbarian virtues, gaining the civilized ones will be of little avail.”
“Any society which does not insist upon respect for all life must necessarily decay.”
“Youth! There is nothing like youth. The middle-aged are mortgaged to Life. The old are in Life's lumber-room. But youth is the Lord of Life. Youth has a kingdom waiting for it. Every one is born a king, and most people die in exile.”