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Shyness is a curious thing, because, like quicksand, it can strike people at any time, and also, like quicksand, it usually makes its victims look down.
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Shyness is a curious thing, because, like quicksand, it can strike people at any time, and also, like quicksand, it usually makes its victims look down.
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We are on strike, we, the men of the mind. we are on strike against self-immolation. we are on strike against the creed of unearned rewards and unrewarded duties. we are on strike against the dogma that the pursuit of one's happiness is evil. we are on strike against the doctrine that life is guilt.
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It's the first thing liberals notice about people is what group are you in! "what group do i put you in? are you a woman? are you lesbian? are you straight? are you native american? are you african-american? are you a mix? what are you?" that's how they see people, because that then identifies the victim status they hold. victims of what? victims of america! all these people are victims of america, "the white, patriarchal majority." they're all victims of america, as the left sees them.
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I accept that friends of ours have decided that the president's non-strike has somehow impacted perceptions of us. but i believe they are dead wrong and i think the critics are dead wrong, and here's why. the president [barack obama] made his decision to strike. he announced his decision to strike publicly. and the purpose of the strike was to get the chemical weapons out of syria. that's the purpose.
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The boys had asked why, if it acted slowly, was it called quicksand. the mollusks had replied that, as far as they were concerned, most english names for things were silly. the word that they used for quicksand was a deep grunt that translated roughly to "uh-oh.
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Being known for bond, certainly when you're in foreign countries, makes people curious. you get to see presidents because their wives were curious; their children were curious about bond or the saint or whatever. then once you have your foot through the door, you can then let them see that you're serious about what you're talking about, and not just a twit.
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Wages? you want to be wage slaves? answer me that! of course not. what is it that makes wage slaves? wages! i want you to be free. strike off your chains! strike up the band! strike three you're out! remember, there's nothing like liberty, except colliers and the saturday evening post. be free, now and forever. one and individual. one for all and all for me, and tea for two and six for a quarter.
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