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HeartofShadows
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Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.
- Unknown
"Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers..... Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind numbing, spirit crushing game shows, stuffing junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked-up brats you spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life..... But why would I want to do a thing like that?"
- Trainspotting
The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
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I found a big selection of Mark Twain quotes. Thought I'd post some.
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I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.
Mark Twain
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
Mark Twain
Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
Mark Twain
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
Mark Twain
There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.
Mark Twain
Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.
Mark Twain
When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.
Mark Twain
" I never knew until that moment how bad it could hurt to lose something you never really had. " ~From the television show The Wonder Years
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"He who is willing to sacrifice a little freedom for a little security deserves neither"- Ben Franklin
"There is no enemy, there is no victory, only boys who lost their lives in the sand."
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I don't think there's anything dumber than thinking it is dumb to criticize how the government treats its people.-Amir Dailami
The irony is that the people who think the government is doing such a fine job are more than willing to tell you "you don't like it, leave". If you ever encountered one these nut jobs, tell them, "it's a democracy, and that's what I'm meant to do in a democracy. You don't like it, leave. Go live in a dictatorship".-Amir Dailami
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In the end those who win and are more powerful are always right because they get to tell their story from their view and make themselves sound right,If anything good and evil are titles for people who don't wanna examine the conflicts or see the truth without prejudice.
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I would like it if men had to partake in the same hormonal cycles to which women are subjected monthly. Maybe that's why men declare war - because they have a need to bleed on a regular basis.
~Brett Butler
" I never knew until that moment how bad it could hurt to lose something you never really had. " ~From the television show The Wonder Years
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Pieman Wrote:I would like it if men had to partake in the same hormonal cycles to which women are subjected monthly. Maybe that's why men declare war - because they have a need to bleed on a regular basis.
~Brett Butler
"There is no enemy, there is no victory, only boys who lost their lives in the sand."
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Whoever battles with monsters had better see that it does not turn him into a monster.
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HeartofShadows Wrote:Whoever battles with monsters had better see that it does not turn him into a monster.
~Nietzsche
And if you gaze long enough into the abyss, the abyss gazes into you.
"There is no enemy, there is no victory, only boys who lost their lives in the sand."
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voting is alot like masturbation because if you really think about it, you're just screwing your self.
:Random Youtube user.
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HeartofShadows Wrote:voting is alot like masturbation because if you really think about it, you're just screwing your self.
:Random Youtube user.
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“The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.”
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Amortisatie Wrote:HeartofShadows Wrote:voting is alot like masturbation because if you really think about it, you're just screwing your self.
:Random Youtube user.
WIN
" I never knew until that moment how bad it could hurt to lose something you never really had. " ~From the television show The Wonder Years
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Pieman Wrote:Amortisatie Wrote:HeartofShadows Wrote:voting is alot like masturbation because if you really think about it, you're just screwing your self.
:Random Youtube user.
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"There is no enemy, there is no victory, only boys who lost their lives in the sand."
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TrueAnarchist Wrote:Quote:School is a conspiracy, man. Whenever someone figures out whats going on, BAM! They have "problems" and need to see the "counselor."
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Nice copypasting from Urban Dictionary you have thar.
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Revenge is like a super sweet/sour sauce.
It burns, it hurts, but you want it, and by following it you will taste the sweetness of the evil that lies inside.
*Random Youtuber*
The Youtube fanbase has a few smart guys among them.
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Quote:"I, for one, refuse to stand by idly while the school single handedly ruins education."
Also, Soulriser might be the only one able to submit quotes.
It's most likely not apart of the forums, and admins don't have the password to the site, unless soulriser has some kind of submit program that puts them into the quotes section.
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“Let woman share the rights, and she will emulate the virtues of man; for she must grow more perfect when emancipated. . . .” - Mary Wollstonecraft.
This doesn't only apply to women, but the youth as well, and all groups oppressed in a similar way.
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You can be a dedicated Harvard grad with a genius IQ, but if you rub the Forbes 400 the wrong way, you'll be lucky to get a job fixing their coffee machine. These school posters are just another part of the big lie that keeps people quiet, obedient and hardworking, making them think that if they put in enough hours and pass enough tests, someday they'll get to live in a mansion too. It ain't gonna happen.
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CrayolaColours Wrote:Moar beautifuler
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McGee! Wrote:You can be a dedicated Harvard grad with a genius IQ, but if you rub the Forbes 400 the wrong way, you'll be lucky to get a job fixing their coffee machine. These school posters are just another part of the big lie that keeps people quiet, obedient and hardworking, making them think that if they put in enough hours and pass enough tests, someday they'll get to live in a mansion too. It ain't gonna happen.
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The quote is too long to ring but its still a nice quote.
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Quote:Don't just sit there and waste your precious time. When you want to do something, do it right away. Do it when you can. It's the only way to live a life without regrets.
"There is no enemy, there is no victory, only boys who lost their lives in the sand."
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Sometimes the best course of action in any problem is to simply to nothing at all.
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Disregard females, aquire currency!
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" Pain is inevitable, Suffering is optional. "
- Buddhist proverb
" Pain is what the world inflicts upon us. Suffering is our emotional reaction when we fail to make the difficult conscious decision to choose Joy. "
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
" Nobody can hurt me without my permission. "
- Mahatma Gandhi
" Friends ask you why you're crying. Best friends already have a shovel ready to bury the loser who made you cry. "
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Best friends are like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth.
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Sanjuro Wrote:Best friends are like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth.
I remember reading that somewhere.
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“The sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number, is self-protection. That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant. He cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear because it will be better for him to do so, because it will make him happier, because, in the opinion of others, to do so would be wise, or even right...The only part of the conduct of anyone, for which he is amenable to society, is that which concerns others. In the part which merely concerns him, his independence is, of right, absolute. Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.” - John Stuart Mill.
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Pieman Wrote:Friends ask you why you're crying. Best friends already have a shovel ready to bury the loser who made you cry. "
~ Author Unknown
Friends like that would be awesome.
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"Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will pick himself up and carry on."
- Winston "The Winch" Churchill
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