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Quote by Jim Harrison

“I enjoy about 1 out of 100 movies, it's about the same proportion to books published that I care to read.”

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Jim Harrison was an American author born on December 11, 1937, and passed away on March 26, 2016. Known for his poetry, novels, and essays, his works have been widely appreciated by readers. more

“Under the constitution, there was never meant to be a federal police force. Even an FBI limited only to investigations was not accepted until this century. Yet today, fueled by the federal government's misdirected war on drugs, radical environmentalism, and the aggressive behavior of the nanny state, we have witnessed the massive buildup of a virtual army of armed regulators prowling the States where they have no legal authority. The sacrifice of individual responsibility and the concept of local government by the majority of American citizens has permitted the army of bureaucrats to thrive.”

“The theory of the IRS is rather repugnant to me because the assumption is made that I, the government, owns 100% of your income and I permit you to keep 5%, 10% or 20%. You're vulnerable, you've sold out. The government can take 80% if they want, which they did at one time.”

Ifs Want Made Government Theory Economics Income Vulnerable Assumption Permit One Time Irs Sold Out

Author:Ron Paul

“Sadness is poetic. You're lucky to live sad moments. When you let yourself be sad, your body has antibodies. It has happiness that comes rushing in to meet the sadness.”

Moments Body Sadness Lucky Your Body Poetic Rushing Rushing In Antibodies Sad Moments

Author:Louis C. K.

“Life is priceless even to an ant.”

Life Is Ants Priceless

Author:Liu Xiaobo

“I prefer Buddhism because it gives three principles in combination, which no other religion does. This is what man wants for a good and happy life. Neither god nor soul can save society.”

Soul

Author:B. R. Ambedkar

“Caste is not just a division of labour, it is a division of labourers.”

Labour Division Castes Labourers

Author:B. R. Ambedkar

“The thing that I'm always left with is this overwhelming desire for people to be rooted and the only way that they feel rooted is through another person.”

People Way Feels Persons Desire Left Overwhelming Rooted Overwhelming Desire

Author:John R. Allen

“I have a life that did not become, that turned aside and stopped, astonished”

Life

Book:Basura y otros poemas

Source: Basura y otros poemas

“The wonderful workings of the world: wonderful, wonderful: I'm surprised half the time”

World Half Wonderful Surprise

Author:A. R. Ammons

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