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The loss of quality that is so evident at every level of spectacular language, from the objects it glorifies to the behavior it regulates, stems… — Guy Debord
Always retain the ability to walk away, without sentimentality, from a situation that felt unmanageable. That was a basic rule of survival. Don't lift a… — Steig Larsson
I had taken the photograph from afar (distance being the basic glitch in our relationship), using my Nikon and zoom lens while hiding behind a… — Joan Bauer
We cannot reason ourselves out of our basic irrationality. All we can do is learn the art of being irrational in a reasonable way. — Aldous Huxley
Here is the true meaning and value of compassion and nonviolence, when it helps us to see the enemy's point of view, to hear his… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The only sovereign I can allow to rule me is reason. The first law of reason is this: what exists exists; what is is. From… — Terry Goodkind
As far as I can tell, there are two basic (kissing) rules: 1. Don't bite anything without permission. 2. The human tongue is like wasabi:… — John Green
...the first thing you do at the end is reflect on the beginning. Maybe it's some form of reverse closure, or just the basic human… — Jonathan Tropper
Because it all derived from Superman. I mean, I love all the characters, but Superman is just this perfect human pop-culture distillation of a really… — Grant Morrison
It's no accident, I think, that tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love, the basic elements of tennis are those of… — Andre Agassi
Basic fact of life: no matter how far you run, you always take yourself with you. — K.J. Parker
And the more he was irritated by her basic personality, the more he was drawn to her by a harsh, bestial sensuality, illusions of a… — Gustave Flaubert
One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn't exist.....Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist — Stephen Hawking
The family exists for many reasons, but its most basic function may be to draw together after a member dies. — Stephen King
It is remarkable how a man cannot summarize his thoughts in even the most general sort of way without betraying himself completely, without putting his… — Thomas Mann
The basic premise of religionâ€“ that if you live a good life, things will go well for youâ€“ is wrong. Jesus was the most morally… — Timothy Keller
The entire point of life is to find ways to get others to do your work for you. Donâ€™t you know anything about basic economics? — Brandon Sanderson
I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward… — Diane Ackerman
All reined up in old language and old assumptions, straining to jump clean-hoofed on to a whole new track of being I only suspect is… — Peter Shaffer
It's strange how we always want other people to feel what we feel. It must be a basic human drive. Misery loves company, right? Or… — Neal Shusterman

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