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“Why get killed when you can run ... your ego will heal much faster than a broken jaw.”

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Richard Pryor, born on December 1, 1940, was an iconic American comedian, writer, and director. His career began in the 1960s, and he became renowned for his unique humor style and insightful social commentary. Pryor's work touched on sensitive topics such as race, gender, class, and sexual orientation, and had a profound impact on comedy for generations to come. more

“The Void is not being, but not being cannot be, ergo the Void cannot be. The reasoning was sound, because it denied the Void while granting that it could be conceived. In fact, we can quite easily conceive things that do not exist. Can a chimera, buzzing in the Void, devour second intentions? No, because chimeras do not exist, in the Void no buzzing can be heard, and intentions are mental things - an intended pear does not nourish us. And yet I can think of a chimera even if it is chimerical, namely, if it is not. And the same with the Void.”

Ifs Thinking Doe I Can Facts Sound Heard Intention Reasoning Denied Void Pears Chimera

Author:Umberto Eco

“The poets did not win; the philosophers surrendered.”

Winning Poet Philosopher

Author:Umberto Eco

“Once upon a time there were mass media, and they were wicked, of course, and there was a guilty party. Then there were the virtuous voices that accused the criminals. And Art (ah, what luck!) offered alternatives, for those who were not prisoners to the mass media.”

Art Courses Voice Party Media Mass Luck Criminals Guilty Alternatives Wicked Prisoner Virtuous Accused Once Upon A Time Mass Media

Book:Travels in Hyperreality

Source: Travels in Hyperreality

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