Utter happiness is a fallacy. The best most of us can hope for is that occasional span of time which occurs at irregular lengths and intervals throughout our lives wherein for an all too ephemeral period, nothing in particular sucks…

Quote by Anthony Beal

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As long as our culture continues to fawn over its downward-aspiring lowest common denominators, the...

As long as our culture continues to fawn over its downward-aspiring lowest common denominators, the...

For one to expect or ask things of others that he himself, if asked, would...

For one to expect or ask things of others that he himself, if asked, would...

My pen is my razor, and I've been bleeding.

My pen is my razor, and I've been bleeding.

I wonder when someone will grow the testicles to say to americans everywhere, 'Enough with...

I wonder when someone will grow the testicles to say to americans everywhere, 'Enough with...

I am a precious evil.

I am a precious evil.

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Convictions do not imply reasons

Convictions do not imply reasons

Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions which move...

Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions which move...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Change the overall conviction that you can't do anything, and you will be able to...

Change the overall conviction that you can't do anything, and you will be able to...

Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or...

Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or...

Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.

Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.

To approach the stranger is to invite the unexpected, release a new force, let the...

To approach the stranger is to invite the unexpected, release a new force, let the...

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I...

When man learns to understand and control his own behavior as well as he is...

When man learns to understand and control his own behavior as well as he is...

What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but...

What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but...

You can't be neutral on a moving train.

You can't be neutral on a moving train.

If the conviction on an idea is full, then never tread the journey half by...

If the conviction on an idea is full, then never tread the journey half by...

My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind...

My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind...

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Everyone's a pacifist between wars. It's like being a vegetarian between meals.

Everyone's a pacifist between wars. It's like being a vegetarian between meals.