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[] ol55 2226points2daysago
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[] rustychrome 1641points2daysago
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[] Knarfed 156points1dayago
Asarelativelynewdad,Ithinkyoujust
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Rules:
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[] BigBobsBootyBarn 2811points2daysago
Goingthroughabreakupafter5years,
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[] WATisISO 1589points2daysago
It'samazinghowquicklypeoplecan
throweverythingaway.
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[] Zer0_the_Her0 2818points1dayago
It'sequallyamazinghowlongpeople
canclingtothebarestwhispersofa
oncegreatlove.
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[] screaminginfidels 574points1day
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AndIthinkIbelievethatifstones
coulddream
They'ddreamofbeinglaidside
byside,piecebypiece
Andturnedintoacastleforsome
toweringqueen
They'reunabletoknow
Andwhenthatqueen'sdaughter
cameofage
Well,Ithinkshe'dbelovelyand
stubbornandbrave
Andsuitorswouldjourneyfrom
kingdomsaway
Justtomakethemselvesknown
AndIthinkthatIknowthebitter
dismay
Ofaloverwhobroughtfresh
bouquetseveryday
Whensheturnedhimawayto
remembersomeknave
Whooncegavejustonerose,one
day,yearsago.
OkkervilRiverAStone
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[Stories]
[Serious]
Usea[Serious]posttagtodesignate
yourpostasaserious,ontopiconly
thread.Usea[Stories]posttagto
designateyourpostasastoriesonly
thread.
[] Fluttershybro 3166points2daysago
"Andnowthatyoudon'thavetobeperfect,
youcanbegood",fromJohnSteinbecks
EastofEden.
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[] SavingMyWit 231points2daysago
Yes.Justfinishedreadingitforthe8or
9thtime.Timshel
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[] TheEnglishMouse 2554points2daysago
Shewasthethirdbeer.Notthefirstone,
Interestedintheamountoftraffic
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whichthethroatreceiveswithalmost
tearfulgratitudenorthesecond,that
confirmsandextendsthepleasureofthe
first.Butthethird,theoneyoudrink
becauseit'sthere,becauseitcan'thurt,and
becausewhatdifferencedoesitmake?
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[] Worst_Lurker 167points1dayago
Damn,that'ssomehardboileddetective
monologuerightthere.
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[] Steel_Pump_Gorilla 391points1dayago
Jesus,thislookslikeitwasn'tmeantto
hitashardasitdoes.
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[] lavacarrot 121points1dayago
ToniMorrison,"SongofSolomon"
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Everreadthereddiquette?Takeapeek!
[] TerminalAntz 2143points2daysago
JoinusintheAskRedditIRC!
"Onlythedeadhaveseentheendofwar"
Plato
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MODERATORS
[] Quackenstein 534points2daysago
Youcannotconquerafreeman.Themost
youcandoiskillhim.RobertHeinlein
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[] Phlum 1374points2daysago
"Historyisasetofliesagreedupon."
MESSAGETHEMODERATORS
krispykrackers
jamt9000
flyryan
ll_shades
karmanaut
Ooer
ImNotJesus
duckybox
canipaybycheck
Napoleon.Andwemayneverknowifhe's
rightornot.
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[] CaptainAnders 1472points2daysago*
It'sapoem,butithitsmehardeverytimeIreadit
"Lingernot,stranger;shednotear;
Gobacktothosewhosentushere.
Wearetheyoungtheydraftedout
Towarstheirfollybroughtabout.
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Gotellthoseoldmen,safeinbed,
Wetooktheirordersandaredead."
A.D.Hope
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[] deinoteron 89points1dayago
ThisisdefinitelyanallusiontoSimonides'epigraphforthesoldiersatThermopylae:
',
,.
"Ohstranger,telltheLakedaimonians(Spartans)thatherewelie(dead),having
obeyedtheirorders."
It'ssounderstatedandpowerful,soperfectlySpartan.
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[] Fauchard1520 88points1dayago
IalwayspreferredtheWilliamStevenPressfieldtranslation:
GotelltheSpartans,strangerpassingby,
thathereobedienttotheirlawswelie.
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[] scubashark007 3317points2daysago
"Forgiveothers,notbecausetheydeserveforgiveness,butbecauseyoudeservepeace."
JonathanLockwoodHuie
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[] reality_man 2310points2daysago
"Thehourofdeparturehasarrived,andwegoourways.Itodie,andyoutolive.Which
isbetterGodonlyknows."Socrates
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[] CenabisBene 417points1dayago
AccordingtoPlato,hislastwordswere,"WeoweachickentoAeschlypius.Payit,and
donotforget."
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[] pushkarik 95points1dayago
Goodwords.Manshallpayhisdebts.
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[] coloncalamity 67points1dayago
That'snotquitewhat'sgoingonthere.Pardonmylaziness,butI'lljustquote
Wikipedia:
AsclepiuswastheGreekgodforcuringillness,anditislikelySocrates'last
wordsmeantthatdeathisthecureandfreedom,ofthesoulfromthebody.
Additionally,inWhySocratesDied:DispellingtheMyths,RobinWaterfield
addsanotherinterpretationofSocrates'lastwords.Hesuggeststhat
Socrateswasavoluntaryscapegoathisdeathwasthepurifyingremedyfor
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Athens'misfortunes.Inthisview,thetokenofappreciationforAsclepius
wouldrepresentacureforAthens'ailments.[20]
Thefirstpartthereisthewaymyprofessorexplainedittomyclass.
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[] dchurch0 3450points2daysago
"Confidenceisquiet.Insecuritiesareloud."Unknown
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[] jonbristow 2973points2daysago
thisUnknowndudehassomegreatquotes
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[] Runr5 1306points2daysago
4chansdad
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[] imrunningfromthecops 119points1dayago
ThePhilosopherknownasUnknown
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[] PM_THOSE_TITS_GURL 289points2daysago
"Theworldbreakseveryoneandafterwardmanyarestrongatthebrokenplaces.But
thosethatwillnotbreakitkills.Itkillstheverygoodandtheverygentleandthevery
braveimpartially.Ifyouarenoneoftheseyoucanbesureitwillkillyoutoobutthere
willbenospecialhurry."
ErnestHemingway
Peoplealwaysseemtomissoutthesecondpart.
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[] the_big_mothergoose 3150points2daysago
"Ashipissafeinaharbor.Butthenagainthatsnotwhatshipsarefor."
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[] multifuntional 3852points2daysago*
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Thatis,however,exactlywhatharborsarefor.
Edit:(Obligatorythanksforthegold)2
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[] insanetwit 451points1dayago
It'sallamatterofperspective.
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[] pumpkin220 225points1dayago*
"Iamstandingupontheseashore.Aship,atmyside,spreadsherwhitesailsto
themovingbreezeandstartsfortheblueocean.Sheisanobjectofbeautyand
strength.Istandandwatchheruntil,atlength,shehangslikeaspeckofwhite
cloudjustwheretheseaandskycometominglewitheachother.
Then,someoneatmysidesays,"There,sheisgone"
Gonewhere?
Gonefrommysight.Thatisall.Sheisjustaslargeinmast,hullandsparasshe
waswhensheleftmyside.And,sheisjustasabletobearherloadofliving
freighttoherdestinedport.
Herdiminishedsizeisinmenotinher.And,justatthemomentwhen
someonesays,"There,sheisgone,"thereareothereyeswatchingher
coming,andothervoicesreadytotakeupthegladshout,"Hereshe
comes!"
Andthatisdying...
Deathcomesinitsowntime,initsownway.Deathisasuniqueastheindividual
experiencingit."
AnonymousHenryVanDyke
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[] Sosoliso 724points2daysago
Thesmallestcoffinsaretheheaviest.
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[] Csemmert 223points1dayago
RemindsmeofthisquotefromSixFeetUnder:"YouknowwhatIfindinteresting?If
youloseaspouse,you'recalledawidow,orawidower.Ifyou'reachildandyoulose
yourparents,thenyou'reanorphan.Butwhat'sthewordtodescribeaparentwho
losesachild?Iguessthat'sjusttoofuckingawfultoevenhaveaname."
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[] P2EE 3613points2daysago
"Weknewtheworldwouldnotbethesame.Afewpeoplelaughed,afewpeoplecried.
Mostpeopleweresilent.IrememberedthelinefromtheHinduscripture,theBhagavad
GitaVishnuistryingtopersuadethePrincethatheshoulddohisdutyand,toimpress
him,takesonhismultiarmedformandsays,'NowIambecomeDeath,thedestroyer
ofworlds.'Isupposeweallthoughtthat,onewayoranother."J.RobertOppenheimer
describingthereactionstothefirstatomicbombtest.
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[] FaustianAccord 2897points2daysago*
Thedeliverymakesthisquote.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26YLehuMydo
Edit:Hisexpressionconveysasenseofforebodingthatcarriesafarheavierweight
thanjustthewordsalone.Idon'tthinkI'lleverforgetit.
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[] NasusAU 1812points2daysago
Hiseyesalwaysscaredme,theyaretheeyesofamanwhoknowswhathehas
createdandknowshecannottakeitaway.
Haunting.
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[] IKnowWhatILike 682points2daysago
Hejustlooksandsoundsbroken.Likethetearrollingdownhisfacedidn'tcome
fromangerorsadness.Helooksempty.
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[] TheCat5001 1239points2daysago
Iactuallyfindhisotherquotemorechilling:
Insomesortofcrudesensewhichnovulgarity,nohumor,nooverstatementcan
quiteextinguish,thephysicistshaveknownsinandthisisaknowledgewhichthey
cannotlose.RobertOppenheimer
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[] Shivadxb 144points2daysago
It'snocoincidencethatsomanyofthemturnedtobiologyafterthewar
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[] Aqquila89 1135points2daysago
FromTruman'sspeechafterthebombingofHiroshima:
"SixteenhoursagoanAmericanairplanedroppedonebombonHiroshimaand
destroyeditsusefulnesstotheenemy.[...]Itisanatomicbomb.Itisaharnessingof
thebasicpoweroftheuniverse.Theforcefromwhichthesundrawsitspowerhas
beenloosedagainstthosewhobroughtwartotheFarEast.[...]Iftheydonotnow
acceptourtermstheymayexpectarainofruinfromtheair,thelikeofwhichhas
neverbeenseenonthisearth."
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[] f3lbane 227points2daysago
ImagineifJapanhadnotsurrendered.Terrifyingthought.
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[] Spektr44 208points2daysago
It'shardtoenvisionthemnotsurrendering.Theydidn'tknowweonlyhadone
morebombreadytogo.Trumannodoubtwantedthemtothinkwehaddozens.
Whenyouexpectyouradversarytoeraseyouoffthemapwiththeirnewsuper
weapon,surrenderisreallytheonlyoption.
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[] terlin 281points1dayago*
TherewasinfactaplaninplaceintheeventJapandidnotsurrender.Called
OperationDownfall,itwouldinvolvedroppingmoreatomicbombsandsendingin
severaldivisionsoftroops,includingrearmedGermans.Thebestcasescenario
estimated1.7to4millionAmericancasualtiesandupto10millionJapanese
casualties.HalfamillionPurpleHeartsweremanufacturedtoprepareforthe
invasion.ThosepurpleheartshavebeenusedforallwarsafterthatthattheUS
hadparticipatedin,suchasKorea,Vietnam,Iraq,etc..IfJapandidnotsurrender
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backthentheworldwouldbeaverydifferentplacenow.
EDIT:I'monmyphonerightnow,ifsomeonecanverifytherearmedGermansI
willbeveryhappy.EDIT:The"rearmedGermans"planwereforOperation
Unthinkable,thecounteroptoaUSSRinvasionofWesternEurope.
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[] fallingstar9 283points2daysago
Irememberreadingthat.Musthavebeensomethingtowatchthefirsttestknowing
you'rewatchingsomethingthatwouldchangetheworldasweknewit
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[] Angusmoomoo 392points2daysago
Yeahitreallymessedhimup.Poormanhonestlythoughthehadcausedtheendof
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[] fallingstar9 692points2daysago
Whoknows,maybehedid
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[] GalacticCow 1498points2daysago
I'vealwaysbeenenamoredwiththelinefromanoldEnglishpoem:
Anyman'sdeathdiminishesme,
BecauseIaminvolvedinmankind,
Andthereforeneversendtoknowforwhomthebelltolls;
Ittollsforthee.
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[] TRS66 1624points2daysago
"Holdingagrudgeislikedrinkingpoisonandexpectingtheotherpersontodie."
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[] lavacarrot 55points1dayago
Similar:
"Holdingontoangerislikegraspingahotcoalwiththeintentofthrowingitat
someoneelse:youaretheonewhogetsburned."
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[] WorthlessSloth 4015points2daysago*
Somepeopledieat25andaren'tburieduntil75.
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BenjaminFranklin
It'seeriehowthere'saringoftruthtothatthatsomepeoplegetsolostinthe
monotonyoflife,theyforgettolive.Theyjustwakeupeveryday,gotowork,come
home,gotosleep,overandoverandoverandneverreallydoanything.
Itgivesmethechillsbecauseforone,I'mover25,andtwoI'vealsodonewhatIcall
"autopilot"whereIjustturnmyselfintoarobotuntilmynextpaycheck,orjusttofinish
theweeksoIcandosomethingthatweekend.It'seasytodobecauseweallhave
thingsweHAVEtodo,thatwehate.Youhavetoremindyourself,everydayisagift
somethinguniqueandspecial.
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[] Bigbysjackingfist 1182points2daysago
IalwaysthoughtthatthiswaspartofthepointofTheSixthSense.Cole"seesdead
people...walkingaroundlikeregularpeople.Theydon'tseeeachother.Theyonlysee
whattheywanttosee.Theydon'tknowthey'redead."
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[] Tsenraem 618points1dayago
Ilikethat.
Twist:noonethereisdead,BruceWillisisn'tdead,kidisjustreallydeep.
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[] sgt_shizzles 542points1dayago
"Isee...deadpeople"
"Getafuckingjob,Cole"
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[] NotMathMan821 3457points2daysago
"Hewhofightswithmonstersshouldbecarefullesthetherebybecomeamonster.And
ifthougazelongintoanabyss,theabysswillalsogazeintothee."
Nietzsche
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[] SteveJEO 943points2daysago
Whenyoustareintotheabyss,it'snotsupposedtowaveback.
TerryPratchett.
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[] _Kannon 207points2daysago
Doesthesecondpartofthatquotejustreinforcethefirst?ordoesitmeansomething
else?
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[] Nosiege 481points2daysago
Thesecondpartcomesoffasmorepassivetome.Thefirstisaboutlosingyourself
toactions.Thesecondisaboutlosingyourselftodisillusionment.That'swhatIgot
fromitanyway.
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[] originalbanana 4411points2daysago
"Bewarethefuryofapatientman"JohnDryden
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[] NovoStar93 3104points2daysago
Thissoundslikeitwaswrittenbyapatientmanwhowasstartingtolosehistemper.
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[] fireisveryfun 1960points2daysago
Imagineiftheu.sstayedsilentaftertheattacksonpearlharbor,builtmultiple
atomicbombsandsilentlyendedthewarbysystematicallyobliteratingtheentire
island....
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[] Mr_M0thballs 3013points2daysago
SoooooprettymuchexactlyhowIplayCiv5.
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[] nalleball 2269points2daysago
"FuckyouJapanthat'sfortakingmyworkeratturn20!"
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[] Just__The__Tip 1947points2daysago
Turn:389
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[] TexasThrowDown 527points2daysago
Soundsaboutright.Theyhaditcomin.
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[] Mr_M0thballs 731points2daysago
Nah,it'stotallycoolthatI'vesomehowkilled15ofyourspiesinthelast100
turns.Oh,no,that'snottheManhattanproject.Shhhhnothosearen't12
nuclearmissilesand4GiantRobotsamassingonyourborder.Shhhhh.It
willbeoversoon.
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[] Puckered_anus_mouth 774points2daysago
EasythereGandhi
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[] valereck 801points2daysago
OneUSadmiralwroteafterpearlharbor"whenwedonewiththem,theJapanese
languagewillonlybespokeninHell"
Iamnotinagreement,butitisabadasssaying.
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[] Fatalorian 144points2daysago
FleetAdmiralBill"Bull"Halsey.
OneofthemostaggressiveUSAdmiralsduringWWII,reinforcedbyhis
slogan,"Hithard,hitfast,hitoften",AdmiralHalseyrevolutionizednaval
warfarewithhisextensiveuseofcarrierairpower.
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[] Trobee 3993points2daysago
Therearethreethingsallwisemenfear:theseainstorm,anightwithnomoon,
andtheangerofagentleman.PatrickRothfuss
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[] frost_inks 980points2daysago
I'mreadingNameoftheWindrightnow,it'ssogood.
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[] bonecollect 481points2daysago
AbsalomandAchitophelisatrulygreatpoem,andthissectionofitismasterful.
MustIatlengththeswordofjusticedraw?
Ohcursteffectsofnecessarylaw!
Howillmyfeartheybymymercyscan
Bewarethefuryofapatientman.
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[] faceplant34 781points2daysago
"Ifyouhavetolookalongtheshaftofanarrowfromthewrongend,ifamanhasyou
entirelyathismercy,thenhopelikehellthatmanisanevilman.Becausetheevillike
power,poweroverpeople,andtheywanttoseeyouinfear.Theywantyoutoknow
you'regoingtodie.Sothey'lltalk.They'llgloat.
They'llwatchyousquirm.They'llputoffthemomentofmurderlikeanothermanwill
putoffagoodcigar.
Sohopelikehellyourcaptorisanevilman.Agoodmanwillkillyouwithhardlya
word.TerryPratchett,MenatArms
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[] wahwahwaaaaah 4408points2daysago
"Ifyouwanttobuildaship,don'tdrumupthementogatherwood,dividetheworkand
giveorders.Instead,teachthemtoyearnforthevastandendlesssea."
AntoinedeSaintExupry
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[] sugoimanekineko 3149points2daysago
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Bizarrelythat'sactuallyalmosttheentiresyllabusofthefirst6monthstrainingfor
apprenticeshipwrightsattheBAESystemsRoyalNavyShipyardinClyde.Theydivide
thetimebetweensinginghistoricalshanties,collaboratingonwritinga48stanza
nauticalballad,readinggreatadventurestoriesandparticipatinginleaddaydreaming
sessions.Afterthattheydolike1weekofweldingandrivetingtrainingandtheyare
sorted.
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[] BiggieOneOhOne 3067points2daysago
Prettysureyou'rethinkingoftheaterschool.
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[] slapdashbr 1113points2daysago*
theater,thenavy,prettymuchthesamething
edit:Ishouldknow,Ididaschoolproductionof"SouthPacific"whenIwasawee
lad
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[] AnthonySchliesman 183points1dayago
Actually,insomeways,yes.Alotofbackstagecurtainworkisbasedoffofthe
workofoldsailorswhowerehiredtobuild/worktheflyreelsforthecurtains.
I'vehadtolearnseveralknotsandseafairingtermsthatapplytostagework.
Itmightsoundlikeajoke,buthonestlythetwoareactuallydistantlyrelated.
Plus,AnythingGoes,DamesatSea...thelistgoesonfortheamountofnavy
esquemusicalsthereare.
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[] TummySpuds 257points2daysago
For5glorioussecondsthere,Ithoughtperhapsitwastruewhatawonderfully
enlightenedtraditionthatwouldbe.
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[] crusoe 137points1dayago
Untilyoudiedonaboatbuiltbypoetsandnotproperlytrainedshipwrights.
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[] clydem 4285points2daysago
Thesurestwaytocorruptayouthistoinstructhimtoholdinhigheresteemthosewho
thinkalikethanthosewhothinkdifferently.
Nietzsche
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[] sidcool1234 3413points2daysago*
FirsttheycamefortheSocialists,andIdidnotspeakout
BecauseIwasnotaSocialist.
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ThentheycamefortheTradeUnionists,andIdidnotspeakout
BecauseIwasnotaTradeUnionist.
ThentheycamefortheJews,andIdidnotspeakout
BecauseIwasnotaJew.
Thentheycameformeandtherewasnoonelefttospeakforme.
MartinNiemller
EDITThanksforthegold,stranger.MyfirsteverRedditgold.:)
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[] alblaster 66points1dayago
Thisreallyspeakstome,becausemydadwasborntowardtheendoftheHolocaust
inGermanyandcouldhavebeenkilled.Luckilyhewasn't.It'samazinghowpeople
canleteachotherdohorriblethingsandnotcare,becausetheyaren'tthe
victim(yet).
Remindsmeofthisquote"TheOnlyThingNecessaryfortheTriumphofEvilisthat
GoodMenDoNothing"
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[] Amaqtpie 162points2daysago
Theytriedtoburyus.Theydidntknowwewereseeds.MexicanProverb
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[] LOLORSKATES 4065points2daysago
Attheendofthegame,thekingandthepawngobackinthesamebox.
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[] AbsolutShite 2066points2daysago
TheKingstaytheKingD'Angelo.
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UnlesstheysomesmartasspawnsBodie
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Youcomeattheking,youbestnotmiss.Omar
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Yeahbutthepyramidsaresuchabiggerbox
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[] internetarbiter 800points2daysago
Theentirespeechisgreatbutthispartiswhatgetsme.
Soldiers!dontgiveyourselvestobrutesmenwhodespiseyouenslaveyouwho
regimentyourlivestellyouwhattodowhattothinkandwhattofeel!Whodrill
youdietyoutreatyoulikecattle,useyouascannonfodder.Dontgive
yourselvestotheseunnaturalmenmachinemenwithmachinemindsandmachine
hearts!Youarenotmachines!Youarenotcattle!Youaremen!Youhavetheloveof
humanityinyourhearts!Youdonthate!Onlytheunlovedhatetheunlovedandthe
unnatural!Soldiers!Dontfightforslavery!Fightforliberty!
Inthe17thChapterofStLukeitiswritten:theKingdomofGodiswithinmannot
onemannoragroupofmen,butinallmen!Inyou!You,thepeoplehavethepower
thepowertocreatemachines.Thepowertocreatehappiness!You,thepeople,
havethepowertomakethislifefreeandbeautiful,tomakethislifeawonderful
adventure.
partial,TheGreatDictatorspeech
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[] Habsburger 51points2daysago
Theinterestingthingaboutthisspeechisthatitservesforallideologies.
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"Anoptimistbelievesweliveinthebestpossibleofworlds.
Apessimistfearsthatthisistrue".
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"Goldisforthemistress,silverforthemaid,copperforthecraftsmansocunningathis
trade.'Good!'saysthebaron,sittinginhishall,butiron,coldiron,isthemasterof
themall."
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[] lnstinkt 4838points2daysago
Asocietygrowsgreatwhenoldmenplanttreeswhoseshadetheyknowtheyshall
neversitin
~Greekproverb
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Ifyourplanisforoneyear,plantrice.Ifyourplanisfortenyears,planttrees.If
yourplanisforonehundredyears,educatechildren.Confucius
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[] derekandroid 2097points1dayago
So,teachersare,like,humanfarmers?
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[] MrSinseriously 4202points1dayago*
KinderGardeners?
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[] anEnglishman 546points1dayago
ThatisliterallythemeaninginGermantobefair.SmartDeustchlander
whoevercameupwiththat ^^
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[] 13een 303points1dayago
KindChild
KinderChildren
GartenGarden
'Childrengarden'
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[] tyrefire 1163points2daysago
Somewhatrelated..."Thebesttimetoplantatreewastwentyyearsago.Thesecond
besttimeistoday."
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"YouknowwhatI'msickandtiredof,Harry?I'msickandtiredofhavingtoekemyway
throughlife.I'msickofbeinganobody.Butmostofall...I'msickofhavingnobody."
LloydChristmas
Ithinkalotofuscanrelate.Ittouchesmeandmakesmelaughatthesametime.
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[] Parsel_Tongue 542points2daysago
AlrightLloyd.
Aspenitis.
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[] musicmunky 74points2daysago
Idon'tknow...theFrenchareassholes
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[] magnet27 2201points2daysago
GenghisKhan'IamthepunishmentofGod...Ifyouhadnotcommittedgreatsins,God
wouldnothavesentapunishmentlikemeuponyou.'
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[] LaserFace23 845points2daysago
"IFGODHADWANTEDYOUTOLIVE,HEWOULDNOTHAVECREATEDME!"
~TheSoldierfromTeamFortress2
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[] the_noodle 550points2daysago*
RemindsmeofVictarionEuronGreyjoyfromASongofIceandFire.
Godless?Why,Aeron,Iamthegodliestmanevertoraisesail!
Youserveonegod,Damphair,butIhaveservedtenthousand.FromIbtoAsshai,
whenmenseemysails,theypray.
EDIT:Ifuckedupbad.Inmydefense,it'ssolateit'searly.
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"Bewareamanwithnothingtolose"
Varus
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[] ilovelamp72 262points2daysago
"Notoneofyourpertinentancestorswassquashed,devoured,drowned,starved,
stranded,stuckfast,untimelywounded,orotherwisedeflectedfromitslife'squestof
deliveringatinychargeofgeneticmaterialtotherightpartnerattherightmomentin
ordertoperpetuatetheonlypossiblesequenceofhereditarycombinationsthatcould
resulteventually,astoundingly,andalltoobrieflyinyou."
BillBryson
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Ittakesalifetolearnhowtolive.
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[] sussel 2316points2daysago
"Thinkoftheriversofbloodspilledbyallthosegeneralsandemperorssothatinglory
andtriumphtheycouldbecomethemomentarymastersofafractionofadot."Carl
Sagan
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Hiswhole"PaleBlueDot"speechisgolden.
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[] noteaching 2392points2daysago
Mydear,Findwhatyouloveandletitkillyou.Letitdrainyouofyourall.Letitcling
ontoyourbackandweighyoudownintoeventualnothingness.Letitkillyouandletit
devouryourremains.Forallthingswillkillyou,bothslowlyandfastly,butitsmuch
bettertobekilledbyalover.~Falselyyours
CharlesBukowski
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[] reddit_crunch 75points2daysago*
indirectlyrelated:
Oneshouldalwaysbedrunk.That'sallthatmatters...Butwithwhat?Withwine,
withpoetry,orwithvirtue,asyouchoose.Butgetdrunk.
CharlesBaudelaire
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[] 401vs401 253points2daysago
Greatquote,butnotBukowski.
Actually,there's$100waitingforyouifyoucanproveBukowskisaid/wrotethat.
Oneforumuseroffereda"signed,numberedBlackSparrowBukowskibook,along
withahundreddollarbilltouseasabookmark"toanyonethatcanproduceproof
ofthequote.Theprizehasnotbeenclaimed.
http://blogs.houstonpress.com/artattack/2013/07/charles_bukowski_quote.php
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"Thedeathofonemanisatragedy.Thedeathofmillionsisastatistic."
Stalin
and
"Oldermendeclarewar.Butitistheyouththatmustfightanddie."
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[] EnricoBelfry 244points2daysago
'Inpeacesonsburytheirfathersandinwarfathersburytheirsons.'
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"Thisisthewaytheworldends.Notwithabangbutawhimper."T.SElliot
Edit:word
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[] candygram4mongo 188points2daysago
Itlosessomethingwithouttherepetition,Ithink:
Thisisthewaytheworldends.
Notwithabangbutawhimper.
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"Sothisishowlibertydies.Withthunderousapplause."StarWarsepisodeIII
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[] ferminriii 65points1dayago
"Todayayoungmanonacidrealizedthatallmatterismerelyenergycondensedtoa
slowvibration,thatwearealloneconsciousnessexperiencingitselfsubjectively,there
isnosuchthingasdeath,lifeisonlyadream,andwearetheimaginationofourselves.
HeresTomwiththeWeather."
BillHicks
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Extinctionistherule.Survivalistheexception.CarlSagan
Nevergottomanyupvotes:o
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[] Spreebald 1600points2daysago
ThissoundedlikeaquotefromSovereigntome.
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Youexistbecauseweallowit
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Andyouwillendbecausewedemandit.
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Gandhi
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[] icanhazfunny 63points1dayago
"GiveusGunpowderforReligionorpreparetobenuked"
Gandhi
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Goodol'Civilization."You'vefinishedresearchingorbitalmechanics!What
wouldyouliketoresearchnext?""Writing."
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[] wrestlerguy 4266points2daysago
"Wheniwasachild,mymothersaidtome,'Ifyoubecomeasoldier,you'llbea
general.Ifyoubecomeamonkyou'llendupasthepope.'Insteadibecameapainter
andwoundupasPicasso."
PabloPicasso
Thisisagreatquotetoremindyourselftobeyourselfandthatonlythroughdoingthat
canyoubeyourbest.
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[] ihatepizzaa 2671points2daysago*
RemindedmeofZlatan.
edit:ooohshiny:DtothankyouallIfoundthisnicelittlevideo
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"Wheniwasachild,mymothersaidtome,'Ifyoubecomeasoldier,you'llbea
general.Ifyoubecomeamonkyou'llendupasthepope.'Insteadibecamea
footballerandwoundupasZlatan."ZlatanIbrahimovic
I'mnowconvincedhehassaidthisatsomepoint.
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Noheactuallysays:"Zlatanshoots.Zlatanscores.Zlatan."
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"Iamtheeast,Iamthewest,IamZlatanIbrahimovic."ZlatanIbrahimovic
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Zlatani,Zlatadi,ZlataciZlatan
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[] Dusted_Hoffman 1397points2daysago
Eachsecondweliveisanewanduniquemomentoftheuniverse,amomentthatwill
neverbeagain.Andwhatdoweteachourchildren?Weteachthemthattwoandtwo
makefour,andthatParisisthecapitalofFrance.Whenwillwealsoteachthemwhat
theyare?Weshouldsaytoeachofthem:Doyouknowwhatyouare?Youarea
marvel.Youareunique.Inalltheyearsthathavepassed,therehasneverbeen
anotherchildlikeyou.Yourlegs,yourarms,yourcleverfingers,thewayyoumove.
YoumaybecomeaShakespeare,aMichelangelo,aBeethoven.Youhavethecapacity
foranything.Yes,youareamarvel.Andwhenyougrowup,canyouthenharm
anotherwhois,likeyou,amarvel?Youmustwork,wemustallwork,tomakethe
worldworthyofitschildren.
~PabloPicasso
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Accordingtotheinternet,thisisPabloCasals,notPicasso.Stillagreatquote.
Sources:1,2,3
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Ifthedayshouldevercomewhenwemustgo,ifsomedaywearecompelledtoleave
thesceneofhistory,wewillslamthedoorsohardthattheuniversewillshakeand
mankindwillstandbackinstupefaction..JosephGoebbels
Creepyandunnerving
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[] a_strange_beard 3201points2daysago*
"Thewholeproblemwiththeworldisthatfoolsandfanaticsarealwayssocertainof
themselves,butwiserpeoplesofullofdoubts."BertrandRussell
(EDIT:It'sfromBertrandRusseloriginally,thoughtitwasfromCharlesBukowski
becauseofGoogle,sorry).
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YeatswrotesomethingsimilarinTheSecondComing:"Thebestlackallconviction,
whiletheworst/Arefullofpassionateintensity."
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Thecold,suffocatingdarkgoesonforeverandwearealone.Liveourlives,lacking
anythingbettertodo.Devisereasonlater.Bornfromoblivionbearchildren,hellbound
asourselves,gointooblivion.
Thereisnothingelse.
Existenceisrandom.Hasnopatternsavewhatweimagineafterstaringatitfortoo
long.Nomeaningsavewhatwechoosetoimpose.Thisrudderlessworldisnotshaped
byvaguemetaphysicalforces.ItisnotGodwhokillsthechildren.Notfatethatbutchers
themordestinythatfeedsthemtothedogs.
It'sus.
Onlyus.
(RorschachinWatchmen)
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ItalwaysstrikesmehowinterestingofacharacterRorschachis.Hehasallthe
reasonstobesodepressivethathewouldchoosetonotleavethebedorevenend
hisownlife.
Insteadhedecidestofollowsomeextrememoralpaththatisclearlyirrationaljust
becauseifhestepsoutofthatmode,thereisnothingleftforhim.
AttheendofWatchmen,presentedwithasituationwherehismoralpathisindeed
illogical,hebasicallybegsforhisdeathbecauseheknowsthereisnootherwayhe
couldfunction.
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Iusedtothinktheworstthinginlifewastoendupallalone,itsnot.Theworstthingin
lifeistoendupwithpeoplethatmakeyoufeelallalone.BobcatGoldthwait.EDIT:As
mostofyouguyssaidIthinkImustgivethecredittothemoviewriternotthe
character.Iapologize.
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[] ILikeMichaelCera 1538points2daysago
"DidyouthinkI'dforgottenyou?PerhapsyouhopedIhad."FrankUnderwood
Ikeeprewatchingthatepisodejusttohearhimsaythatline.
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"Presidentswhoobsessoverhistoryobsessovertheirplaceinit,insteadofforging
it."
"Whosaidthat?"
"Idid,justnow."
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[] XavierMendel 511points2daysago
FrankUnderwoodisatreasuretroveofawesomequotes.Everyepisodeisjust
drippingwithhisawesomeness.
Can'twaituntilFebruary.
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[] sonnyjim91 173points1dayago
Myfavoriteis:"Freddiebelievesthatifafridgefallsoffthebackofatruckinfront
ofyou,itisyourjobtoswerveoutoftheway.Ibelievethatit'sthefridge'sjobto
swerveoutofmine."
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"ThatswhyGodgaveusreflexessowecanmovethefuckoutofthewaywhena
fridgecomesoutofnowhere"Freddy
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[] FabledSpring 3941points2daysago*
"ButwhopraysforSatan?Whoineighteencenturies,hashadthecommonhumanityto
prayfortheonesinnerthatneededitmost?"
Edit:thankyoutotheredditorwhopointedoutitwasMarkTwain.It'snotfuckingCindy
LouWho.
Edit#2:Thankyoutotheredditorwhobrokemygoldcommentvirginity!!!
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marktwain
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MarkTwainisgreat.Myfavoritefromhim:
ThemoreIlearnaboutpeople,themoreIlikemydog.
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[] lexsird 1385points2daysago
"Outsideofadog,abookisman'sbestfriend.Insideofadogit'stoodarkto
read."GrouchoMarx
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[] general_tictac 263points1dayago
"Iintendtoliveforever,ordietrying."GrouchoMarx
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"I'dneverjoinaclubthatwouldhavemeasamember"GrouchoMarx
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[] tendorphin 1005points2daysago
Satanusedtobeincludedinprayersatmyonechurch.They'dsaysomethinglike,
"and,Lord,ifyouseefit,pleaseallowLuciferandhisangelstoseekoutsalvation
fromyou.Changetheirheartssotheymayseethejoyandhappinessthatcomes
throughfollowingyou."Itwasprettycool.
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Imustnotfear.
Fearisthemindkiller.
Fearisthelittledeaththatbringstotalobliteration.
Iwillfacemyfear.
Iwillpermitittopassovermeandthroughme.
AndwhenithasgonepastmeIwillturntoseefearspath.
Wherethefearhasgonetherewillbenothing......OnlyIwillremain.
LitanyAgainstFear,Dune,byFrankHerbert
Edit:justlikecoolguysdon'tlookatexplosions,coolredditorsdon'tacknowledge
gettinggold.Thanksforthegold!(ClearlyI'mnotoneofthecooldudes)
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"Thosewhomakepeacefulrevolutionimpossiblewillmakeviolentrevolution
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inevitable."JohnF.Kennedy
Thisquoteistimelessandhasmadeareturnwithallofthecurrentpolicecontroversies
Edit:Manyotherproblemsintheworldcanalsobeattributedtothisquote
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[] Mardkayin 4512points2daysago
"Whentheaxecameintothewoods,manyofthetreessaid,"Atleastthehandleisone
ofus'".
Fuck.
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[] JaffElation 294points2daysago
"Themostmercifulthingintheworld,Ithink,istheinabilityofthehumanmindto
correlateallitscontents.Weliveonaplacidislandofignoranceinthemidstofblack
seasofinfinity,anditwasnotmeantthatweshouldvoyagefar.Thesciences,each
straininginitsowndirection,havehithertoharmeduslittlebutsomedaythepiecing
togetherofdissociatedknowledgewillopenupsuchterrifyingvistasofreality,andof
ourfrightfulpositiontherein,thatweshalleithergomadfromtherevelationorflee
fromthedeadlylightintothepeaceandsafetyofanewdarkage."H.P.Lovecraft
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[] Sybert99 3531points2daysago
RalphWaldoEmersononceaskedwhatwewoulddoifthestarsonlycameoutonce
everythousandyears.Noonewouldsleepthatnight,ofcourse.Theworldwouldcreate
newreligionsovernight.Wewouldbeecstatic,delirious,maderapturousbythegloryof
God.Instead,thestarscomeouteverynightandwewatchtelevision.
PaulHawkens.Commencementaddress,UniversityofPortland,2009.
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[] TheOldGods 431points2daysago*
RemindsmeofthatIsaacAsimovstory...Someonehelpmeout.
Edit:foundit.Giveitareadwhenyougetasecond.
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Nightfall
http://www.astro.sunysb.edu/fwalter/AST389/TEXTS/Nightfall.htm
tldrhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightfall_%28Asimov_short_story_and_novel%29
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[] John_Wilkes 901points2daysago
Neverinthefieldofhumanconflictwassomuchowedbysomanytosofew.
SaidbyWinstonChurchillabouttheapproximately2,000pilotsfortheRoyalAirForce
whowontheBattleofBritain,thebattlefortheskiesofEurope.Thesemen,mainly
British,butwithasizableminorityfromAustralia,Canada,PolandandCzechia,defeated
theGermanLuftwaffe.Thisallowedtheallies,ratherthantheNazis,tohavecontrolof
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theseasaroundEurope,notonlypreventinganinvasionofBritain,butalsomakingD
Daypossible,andthesubsequentliberationofhundredsofmillionsfromNazirule.The
factthatEuropeisdominatedbyfreedemocraciestothisdayisthankstothosemen.
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We,theunwilling,ledbytheunknowing,aredoingtheimpossiblefortheungrateful.
Wehavedonesomuch,forsolong,withsolittle,wearenowqualifiedtodoanything
withnothing.
KonstantinJireek
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Twopossibilitiesexist:EitherwearealoneintheUniverseorwearenot.Bothare
equallyterrifying.ArthurC.Clarke
Edit:e
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[] Pottski 541points2daysago
"Ihavewrittenyoudown,youwillliveforever."Bastille"Poet".
Hadthatlinestuckinmyheadforayear.GivesmecomfortatworkwhenI'mwriting
articleafterarticle.
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[] Wise_Kruppe 756points2daysago
Everythingwasbeautiful,andnothinghurt.
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[] bones_92 1146points2daysago
Thistooshallpass
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[] capehart_karsh 1416points2daysago*
crochetedabovemytoilet.
edit:whoknewmygoldcherrywouldbepoppedbymotivationalcrochet.Timeto
takemyhappyassdownto/r/lounge!
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[] Dartez 1762points2daysago
"Whatageisablackboy,whenhelearnshe'sscary?"fromTheFortressofSolitudeby
JonathanLethem
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Thisistheonlyoneinthethreadthatmademetwistmyheadforamoment.Clever
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littlestatement.
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Thiscreaturesoftenedmyheartofstone.Shediedandwithherdiedmylastwarm
feelingsforhumanity.
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[] FrenchRenekton 741points2daysago
"Thereareonlytwoimportantdaysinyourlife:thedayyouareborn,andthe
dayyoufindoutwhy."
"Asocietygrowsgreatwhenoldmenplanttreeswhoseshadetheyknowthey
willneversitin."
"Notallthosewhowanderarelost."
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[] Early_Morning_Coffee 1696points2daysago
Thewoodsarelovely,darkanddeep,ButIhavepromisestokeep,Andmilestogo
beforeIsleep,AndmilestogobeforeIsleep.
RobertFrost.
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[] yodatsracist 111points2daysago*
HaveyouheardFrostreadingthatpoemhimself?Hissighing,nowdeadnorthernNew
Englandaccent,hisgravellyvoiceaccentuatedbythehissoftherecording.
Here'sTheRoadNotTaken,aswell.AndBirches.ThequalityofpoetryonYouTube
surprisedmeatfirst(checkoutYeats,BillyCollins,andSylviaPlathreadingtheirown
poems,too),andit'samazingtoliveatatimewhenIcanhearlongdeadpoetsread
theirbestworktomewheneverIfeellikeit.
edit:IshouldprobablylinktothemostchillingpoemIknow,"DeathoftheBallTurret
Gunner"byRandallJarrell(readitit'sonlyfivelines,butholyfuck).
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[] ADishServedHot 3507points2daysago
"Standamongsttheashesofatrilliondeadsoulsandasktheghostsifhonormatters
...Thesilenceisyouranswer."
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[] bilbob17 287points2daysago
Whatisthisfrom?SeemsfamiliarbutIcan'tplaceit.
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[] ADishServedHot 579points2daysago*
don'tevenknow,justreadittheotherdayandsavedit
Edit:googlesaysJavik,MassEffect
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Edit:/u/Nikap64hadaprettygoodexplanationhere.Thequoteseemstohavebeen
inresponsetoa'dotheendsjustifythemeans'typeofmoraldilemma.Shouldwe
choosedishonornowtoultimatelyprotectusinthefuturefromtheReapers?Or
shouldwetakethehonorableroutenowandriskbeingwipedoutbytheReapers.
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AhhmyfavouritespaceRastafarian
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[] Elzirgo 251points2daysago
VideogamecalledMasseffect3.
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[] fmanproelite 154points2daysago
Somanygoodonesfromthatseries,
Joker:Itllbebetterthantheolddays.Shepard:Ihopeso.Idied.
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DoyouwantmetocalltheCouncilsoyoucanhanguponthem?Justlikethegood
olddays?
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Frommasseffect
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DoubtthouthestarsarefireDoubtthatthesundothmoveDoubttruthtobealiar
Butneverdoubtilove.
WilliamShakespeare
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[] johnhackworth 76points1dayago
"theuniverseisprobablylitteredwiththeoneplanetgravesofcultureswhichmadethe
sensibleeconomicdecisionthatthere'snogoodreasontogointospaceeach
discovered,studiedandrememberedbytheoneswhomadetheirrationaldecision"
RandallMunroe(http://xkcd.com/893/)
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[] racheyzzz 42points2daysago
FromthefilmApocalypto:
"Amansatalone,drencheddeepinsadness.Andalltheanimalsdrewneartohimand
said,"Wedonotliketoseeyousosad.Askusforwhateveryouwishandyoushall
haveit."TheMansaid,"Iwanttohavegoodsight."Thevulturereplied,"Youshallhave
mine."TheMansaid,"Iwanttobestrong."Thejaguarsaid,"Youshallbestronglike
me."ThentheMansaid,"Ilongtoknowthesecretsoftheearth."Theserpentreplied,
"Iwillshowthemtoyou."Andsoitwentwithalltheanimals.AndwhentheManhadall
thegiftsthattheycouldgive,heleft.Thentheowlsaidtotheotheranimals,"Nowthe
Manknowsmuch,he'llbeabletodomanythings.SuddenlyIamafraid."Thedeersaid,
"TheManhasallthatheneeds.Nowhissadnesswillstop."Buttheowlreplied,"No.I
sawaholeintheMan,deeplikeahungerhewillneverfill.Itiswhatmakeshimsad
andwhatmakeshimwant.Hewillgoontakingandtaking,untilonedaytheWorldwill
say,'IamnomoreandIhavenothinglefttogive.'"
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[] bruddahhh 2012points2daysago
"Donotgogentleintothatgoodnight.Rage,rageagainstthedyingoflight."Dylan
Thomas
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[] Spambop 382points2daysago
"hic"DylanThomas
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[] ax8l 507points2daysago
Comingfromanexcommunistcountry:
"Imaydisagreewithwhatyousay,butIwilldefendtothedeathyourrighttosayit."
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[] PSyCOhTOa 3302points2daysago
"Idon'tknowwhatworldwar3willbefoughtwith,butIknowthatWW4willbefought
withsticksandstones"AlbertEinstein
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[] kuttanpilla 389points2daysago
"Hundredyearsagoyouwerelivingintentsouthereinthedesertchoppingeach
other'sheadsoffandthat'swhereyou'llbeinanotherhundredyears."
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[] prolixdreams 34points2daysago
TheRoadgoeseveronandon
Downfromthedoorwhereitbegan.
NowfaraheadtheRoadhasgone,
AndImustfollow,ifIcan,
Pursuingitwitheagerfeet,
Untilitjoinssomelargerway
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Wheremanypathsanderrandsmeet.
Andwhitherthen?Icannotsay.
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[] ignoramusaurus 160points2daysago
"Someofusarejustghosts,waitingtodie"it'sthefirstlinefromthebookBirdsWithout
Wings.
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[] PmMeUrTitsIllPmUMine 637points2daysago
Allthatisgolddoesnotglitter
allthatislongdoesnotlast
Allthatisolddoesnotwither
notallthatisoverispast
Juststickswithmeforsomereason.
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[] Gunslinger86 242points2daysago
AreyouquotingTolkien?BecauseIknowanearlyversionofBilbo'spoemabout
Striderreadslikethis,buttheversioninthebookruns:
Allthatisgolddoesnotglitter
Notallthosewhowanderarelost
Theoldthatisstrongdoesnotwither
Deeprootsarenotreachedbythefrost
Fromtheashesafireshallbewoken
Alightfromtheshadowsshallspring
RenewedshallbeBladethatwasbroken
Thecrownlessagainshallbeking.
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[] hawkingsboots 68points1dayago*
Donotstandatmygraveandweep,Iamnotthere,Idonotsleep.Iamathousand
windsthatblow.Iamthediamondglintonsnow.Iamthesunlightonripenedgrain.I
amthegentleautumnrain.Whenyouwakeinthemorninghush,Iamtheswift,
upliftingrushOfquietbirdsincirclingflight.Iamthesoftstarlightatnight.Donot
standatmygraveandweep.Iamnotthere,Idonotsleep.Donotstandatmygrave
andcry.Iamnotthere,Ididnotdie.
MaryFrye(1932)
Editmyfirstgold!Thanksinternetstranger
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[] Zain88 66points2daysago
"Whenyoudancewithdeath,lead."Varus
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[] JohnnyIsOnFire 653points2daysago
Demonsrunwhenagoodmangoestowar.
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[] brufleth 682points2daysago
Ilikethewholebit:
Demonsrunwhenagoodmangoestowar
Nightwillfallanddrownthesun
Whenagoodmangoestowar
Friendshipdiesandtruelovelies
Nightwillfallandthedarkwillrise
Demonsrun,butcountthecost
Thebattle'swon,butthechildislost
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[] crunchyeyeball 402points2daysago
Goodmendon'tneedrules.TodayisnotthedaytofindoutwhyIhavesomany.
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