People tend to think that life really does progress for everyone eventually, that people progress, but actually only some people progress. The rest of the people don't.

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Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...

Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors.

Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors.

This could be our revolution to love what is...plentiful as much as whats scarce.

This could be our revolution to love what is...plentiful as much as whats scarce.

People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are...

People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are...

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You...

I try to teach my heart not to want things it can't have.

I try to teach my heart not to want things it can't have.

The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout

The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout

Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me.

Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me.

I'm always amazed that people will actually choose to sit in front of the television...

I'm always amazed that people will actually choose to sit in front of the television...

Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of...

Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of...

What the mind doesn't understand, it worships or fears.

What the mind doesn't understand, it worships or fears.

It's so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that's what I get...

It's so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that's what I get...

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for...

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for...

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have...

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have...

Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get...

Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get...

It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by...

It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by...

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a...

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a...

In search of my mother's garden, I found my own.

In search of my mother's garden, I found my own.

People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the...

People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the...

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.

I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.