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"Everybody has some one thing they do not want to lose," began the man. "You included. And we are professionals at finding out that very thing. Humans by necessity must have a midway point between their desires and their pride. Just as all objects must have a center of gravity. This is something we can pinpoint. Only when it is gone do people realize it even existed."
"Honesty is what brings people to change and that's what i'm trying to learn in life."
"It's odd to look out there and see a bunch of Mini-Mes," says Williams. "You're wondering what possessed them to do such a thing . . . It sort of does a reverse psychology on you. You'd think you'd be like `Hey, all these people want to look like me. I feel pretty cool.' But actually it makes you feel more self aware and I'm not really fond of that."
"In the presence of some people we inevitably depart From ourselves: we are inaccurate, we say things we do not feel, And talk nonsense. When we get home we are conscious that we Have made fools of ourselves. Never go near these people."
"We are much harder on people who betray us in small ways than on people who betray others in great ones."
"Individualism has come in for an enormous amount of criticism over the years. It still does. It is widely assumed to be synonymous with selfishness...But the main reason why so many people in power have always disliked individualism is because it is individualists who are ever keenest to prevent the abuse of authority."
"I personally have always voted for the death penalty because I believe that people who go out prepared to take the lives of other people forfeit their own right to live. I believe that that death penalty should be used only very rarely, but I believe that no-one should go out certain that no matter how cruel, how vicious, how hideous their murder, they themselves will not suffer the death penalty."
"When government does its job properly people are free to do theirs."
"I don't care about the little guy. I just hate the big guy. I hate big smug people who think they can get away with things."
"People expect too much of one year and too little of ten."
"We want a few mad people now. See where the sane ones have landed us!"
"It is said that every people has the Government it deserves. It is more to the point that every Government has the electorate it deserves; for the orator of the front bench can edify or debauch an ignorant electorate at will."
"Avoid people with gold teeth who want to play cards"
"Most people are not particularly good at anything."
"One thing leads to another? Not always. Sometimes one thing leads to the same thing. Ask an addict."
"I'll bet there aren't too many people hooked on crack who can play the bagpipes."
"How come when it's us, it's an abortion, and when it's a chicken, it's an omelette? Are we so much better than chickens all of a sudden? When did this happen; that we passed chickens in goodness? Name six ways we're better than chickens. See, nobody can do it! You know why? 'Cause chickens are decent people."
"It is painful to be told that anything is very fine and not be able to feel that it is fine--something like being blind, while people talk of the sky."
"Blameless people are always the most exasperating."
"There should be a science of discontent. People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles."
