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Enduring philosophies and favorite quotes

Democracy is a poor system; the only thing that can be said for it is that it’s eight times as good as any other method.

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“It’s a silly time to learn to swim when you start to drown; it’s a silly time to learn to swim on the way down.”

I’ve grown accustomed to your long goodbye.

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"Everything counts a little more than we think..."

26 March 2017 Sunday

Accept, Commend, Cherish

slated in quotes at 8:29 pm

Accept it
Commend it
Cherish it

Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land

~2016

22 November 2009 Sunday

slated in quotes at 6:22 am

“It’s ineffable.”

09 November 2009 Monday

slated in quotes at 10:21 pm

Wind or stone; thou mayest.

05 November 2008 Wednesday

Victory and Hope

slated in days, quotes at 4:52 pm

“This [election victory] is not the change we seek — it’s the chance to achieve the change we seek.”

16 September 2008 Tuesday

slated in quotes at 6:37 pm

I rather wish the quote had ended before the final word.

I rejected those answers. Instead, I chose something
different. … I chose.

18 June 2008 Wednesday

Pocket #3 this week, of the 2nd variety

slated in moments, quotes at 11:23 pm

A difference, to be a difference, must make a difference.

31 March 2008 Monday

what I've learned

slated in mused, quotes at 5:21 am

“in a world where there is no right or wrong, everyone’s relatively right. everything matters. care is not the same as love. real love is not selfish. strife is based on miscommunication or refusal to communicate. not everyone can trust themselves. a person’s life and will is not just their own. ice cream is one of the fundamental substances of happiness. sense of self-responsibility paramounts all other personal traits. having faith is not the same as resigning to fate. everything will always ultimately be okay.”

27 November 2007 Tuesday

time

slated in mused, quotes at 6:33 pm

We had less to do when we were younger and so much time to do it in.

14 December 2006 Thursday

Quotes from The Sandman

slated in consumed, quotes at 9:53 pm

“It is sometimes a mistake to climb; it is always a mistake never even to make the attempt.”

14 January 2004 Wednesday

slated in quotes at 6:14 pm

“it’s easy to turn your back.. but not always so easy to forget.”
“you can never forget what you’ve done. but we adapt. we move on.”
“i still believe in paradise. but now at least i know it’s not some place you can look for. because it’s not where you go, it’s how you feel for a moment in your life when you’re part of something.”

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