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“You cannot hope to bribe or twist, thank God! The British journalist. But seeing what the man will do unbribed, there's no occasion to!”

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Humbert Wolfe

Humbert Wolfe, born on January 5, 1885, and died on the same day in 1940, was a British poet. His poetry is known for its profound emotion and unique style, which has won the admiration of readers. more

“Your DVD collection is organized, and so is your walk-in closet. Your car is clean and vacuumed, your frequently dialed numbers are programmed into your cordless phone, your telephone plan is suited to your needs, and your various gizmos interact without conflict. Your spouse is athletic, your kids are bright, your job is rewarding, your promotions are inevitable, everywhere you need to be comes with its own accessible parking. You look great in casual slacks.”

Source: On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense

“Here we are at the edge of the world, the very edge of Western civilization, and all of us are so desperate to feel something, anything, that we keep falling into each other and f*****g our way toward the end of days.”

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Author:M.I.A.

“How many of y'all wondered, like I did, during the LA riots when those people were being pulled out of their trucks and beaten half to death - step on the f***ing gas, man! They're on foot, you're in a truck - I think I see a way out of this.”

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Author:Bill Hicks

“San Francisco is the only city in America where marijuana is legal but plastic bags are not.”

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Author:Conan O'Brien

“The Greenpeace booth at all the rock and roll shows nowadays are akin to the old sorcerers who used to stand in the middle of villages warning of danger, 'When night wolf swallows mother moon, there will be great famine.'”

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Author:P. J. O'Rourke

“In the realm of pop celebrity, the bar has been lowered so far that there is no bar. People can be famous for being famous, famous for being infamous, famous for having once been famous and, thanks largely to the Internet, famous for not being famous at all.”

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Author:Tom Shales

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