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

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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...

Human folly does not impede the turning of the stars.

Human folly does not impede the turning of the stars.

The afternoon passed more slowly than a walnut-sized kidney stone.

The afternoon passed more slowly than a walnut-sized kidney stone.

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...

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

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

We're our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue...

We're our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue...

Religion is not merely the opium of the masses, it's the cyanide.

Religion is not merely the opium of the masses, it's the cyanide.

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...

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...

Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any...

Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. The most any...

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...

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...

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...

Logic only gives man what he needs...Magic gives him what he wants.

Logic only gives man what he needs...Magic gives him what he wants.

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

The sky was the color of Edgar Allan Poe's pajamas.

The sky was the color of Edgar Allan Poe's pajamas.

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

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

If it is committed in the name of God or country, there is no crime...

If it is committed in the name of God or country, there is no crime...

If God sends you to the edge of a cliff, only two things can happen:...

If God sends you to the edge of a cliff, only two things can happen:...

Maybe thats what hell is. You go mad, and all your demonds come and get...

Maybe thats what hell is. You go mad, and all your demonds come and get...