In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable.

Quote by Tom Robbins

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When they tell you to grow up, they mean stop growing.

When they tell you to grow up, they mean stop growing.

If little else, the brain is an educational toy.

If little else, the brain is an educational toy.

To be or not to be isn't the question. The question is how to prolong...

To be or not to be isn't the question. The question is how to prolong...

It is never too late to have a happy childhood

It is never too late to have a happy childhood

Politics is for people who have a passion for changing life but lack a passion...

Politics is for people who have a passion for changing life but lack a passion...

As unrefined and basic as an animal's emotional equipment may be, it is not insensitive...

As unrefined and basic as an animal's emotional equipment may be, it is not insensitive...

It is easier to play around with a man's wife than with his cliches.

It is easier to play around with a man's wife than with his cliches.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

Now tequila may be the favoured beverage of outlaws but that doesn't mean it gives...

Now tequila may be the favoured beverage of outlaws but that doesn't mean it gives...

There's always the same amount of good luck and bad luck in the world. If...

There's always the same amount of good luck and bad luck in the world. If...

There's always the same amount of good luck and bad luck in the world. If...

There's always the same amount of good luck and bad luck in the world. If...

When two people meet and fall in love, there's a sudden rush of magic. Magic...

When two people meet and fall in love, there's a sudden rush of magic. Magic...

True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced. A truly stable system...

True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced. A truly stable system...

When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few...

When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few...

Philosophers have argued for centuries about how many angels can dance on the head of...

Philosophers have argued for centuries about how many angels can dance on the head of...

Politics is for people who have a passion for changing life but lack a passion...

Politics is for people who have a passion for changing life but lack a passion...

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and...

Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and...

Claridge's is elegant but determinedly unglamorous. The only fantasy it has to offer is the...

Claridge's is elegant but determinedly unglamorous. The only fantasy it has to offer is the...

It is an all-too-human frailty to suppose that a favorable wind will blow forever

It is an all-too-human frailty to suppose that a favorable wind will blow forever