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“Time began when you were born. It will end when you die.”

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Georgi Ivanovich Gurdjieff, a Russian mystic and philosopher, passed away on October 29, 1949. He is known for his unique teaching methods and exploration of human potential. more

“Can anyone be so foolish as to believe that there are men whose feet are higher than their heads, or places where things may be hanging downwards, trees growing backwards, or rain falling upwards? Where is the marvel of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon if we are to allow of a hanging world at the Antipodes?”

Ifs Men World Believe May Fall Growing Tree Feet Higher Rain Garden Foolish Backwards Babylon Rain Falling Antipodes

Author:Lactantius

“Equal pay for equal work continues to be seen as applying to equal pay for men and women in the same occupation, while the larger point of continuing relevance in our day is that some occupations have depressed wages because women are the chief employee. The former is a pattern of sex discrimination, the latter of institutionalized sexism.”

Men Sex Pay Equal Men And Women Patterns Discrimination Chiefs Former Employee Latter Occupation Sexism Continuing Wages Relevance Equal Pay Sex Discrimination

Book:The Feminist Papers: From Adams to de Beauvoir

Source: The Feminist Papers: From Adams to de Beauvoir

“It's more like it is now than it ever has been.”

Has Beens

Author:Gerald R. Ford

“You know, a lot of girls go out with me just to further their careers...damn anthropologists.”

Knows Girl Careers Damn Anthropologists

Author:Emo Philips

“The other day a woman came up to me and said, Didn't I see you on television? I said, I don't know. You can't see out the other way.”

Knows Way Said Television

Author:Emo Philips

“My grandmother's brain was dead, but her heart was still beating. It was the first time we ever had a democrat in the family.”

Firsts Heart Stills Brain First Time Democrat Grandmother My Grandmother

Author:Emo Philips

“The IRS sent back my tax return saying I owed $800. I said If you'll notice, I sent a paper clip with my return. Given what you've been paying for things lately, that should more than make up the difference.”

Ifs Should Said Given Differences Return Taxes Paper Irs Clip Tax Returns Paper Clips

Author:Emo Philips

“A friend of mine gave me a Philip Glass record. I listened to it for five hours before I realized it had a scratch on it.”

Hours Records Five Mines Glasses I Realized Scratches Philip

Author:Emo Philips

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