Belief Quote by Peggy Noonan

“My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair, chose marijuana. Now we are in our Cabernet stage.”

Peggy Noonan

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But one immediate thing can be done right now, and that is: lower the temperature. Any way you can, and everybody. Just lower it.

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Let's cause some senators distress.

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Boundaries aren't all bad. That's why there are walls around mental institutions.

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TV gives everyone an image, but radio gives birth to a million images in a million brains.

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When everyone in America knows you're in a dreadful position, admit you're in a dreadful position. Don't lie about it and make them roll…

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Loyalty consists of many things, including being truthful with our friends. When you really disagree, you have to say so.

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