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

Quote by Tom Robbins

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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.

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...

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.

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

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

If little else, the brain is an educational toy.

If little else, the brain is an educational toy.

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect lover.

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect lover.

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...

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.

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

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

To achieve the impossible; it is precisely the unthinkable that must be thought.

To achieve the impossible; it is precisely the unthinkable that must be thought.

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.

The bottom line is that (a) people are never perfect, but love can be, (b)...

The bottom line is that (a) people are never perfect, but love can be, (b)...

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 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...

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...

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

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

When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you

When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you

To congratulate oneself on one's warm commitment to the environment, or to peace, or to...

To congratulate oneself on one's warm commitment to the environment, or to peace, or to...

In life, you're going to be left out, talked about, lied to and used. But...

In life, you're going to be left out, talked about, lied to and used. But...

While the State may respectfully require obedience on many matters, it cannot violate the moral...

While the State may respectfully require obedience on many matters, it cannot violate the moral...

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all...

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all...

In times like these men should utter nothing for which they would not be willingly...

In times like these men should utter nothing for which they would not be willingly...

It is because the body is a machine that education is possible. Education is the...

It is because the body is a machine that education is possible. Education is the...