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“There was nothing for it but to pace through just behind or ahead of the spooling present that was never there, caught in the nonexistent interval between the nonexistent past and the nonexistent future.”

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Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer known for his profound insights into the environment, society, and the future world. His works often explore the interactions between science, technology, and social change, as well as their impact on humanity and the Earth. more

“The Quran says nothing about the veil, except for an injunction to veil the bosom, which is obvious. As for the face, Muhammad's wife Khadijeh never wore the veil, nor did the other wives of the Prophet after Khadijeh died. [...] The ulema have twisted the Quran with their hadith, always twisting it toward those in power, until the message Muhammad laid out so clearly, straight from God, has been reversed, and good Muslim women are made like slaves again, or worse.”

Has Beens Made Faces Wife Messages Died Slave Obvious Prophet Veils Twisted Bosoms Muhammad Quran Muslim Women Hadith

Author:Kim Stanley Robinson

“Corporation: a miniature totalitarian state governed by a hierarchy of unelected officials who take a dim view of individualism, free speech, equality and eggheads. The backbone of all Western democracies.”

States Views Democracy Speech Western Corporations Officials Individualism Free Speech Hierarchy Backbone Miniatures Totalitarian State Eggheads

Author:Rick Bayan

“Corporate principles and military principles are basically the same. Insulation. Illusion. Hype. Activity.”

Principles Military Activity Illusion Corporate Corporations Hype Insulation

Author:Tarun J. Tejpal

“Corporations are not legal "persons" with constitutional rights and freedoms of their own, but legal fictions that we created and must therefore control.”

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Author:Kalle Lasn

“The world is full of corruption, and deceit, and deviltry chock full of it.”

World Corruption Deceit

Book:Life in Danbury: Being a Brief But Comprehensive Record of the Doings of a Remarkable People, Under More Remarkable Circumstances, and Chronicled in a Most Remarkable Manner

Source: Life in Danbury: Being a Brief But Comprehensive Record of the Doings of a Remarkable People, Under More Remarkable Circumstances, and Chronicled in a Most Remarkable Manner

“Diplomacy and virtue do not make easy companions.”

Easy Virtue Companion Diplomacy

Book:Dream of Scipio

Source: Dream of Scipio

“Some days my thoughts are just cocoons -- all cold, and dull, and blind, They hang from dripping branches in the grey woods of my mind; And other days they drift and shine -- such free and flying things! I find the gold-dust in my hair, left by their brushing wings.”

Mind Left Hair Cold Gold Blind Wings Shining Woods Flying Dust Branches Dull Grey My Thoughts Of My Mind Dripping Cocoons Brushing Gold Dust

Book:Dreamers on Horseback: (collected Verse)

Source: Dreamers on Horseback: (collected Verse)

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