I have inherited this burden of superstition and nonsense. I govern innumerable men but must acknowledge that I am governed by birds and thunderclaps
A crazy person doesn't really lose his mind. It just becomes something more entertaining.
Life is sacred? Who said so, God? Hey, if you read history you'll realize that God is one of the leading causes of death. . . has been for thousands of years. Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Jews, all taking turns killing each other because God told them it was a good idea.
To me, authority is something that a freer spirit, a more independent mind, and a person who can handle the world, doesn't need guidance from.
Obviously, there are people who constrict themselves and build walls around themselves, whether it's from a moral standpoint or a patriotic standpoint, or just plain old conformity, and who therefore live in those little prisons, and when things breach those walls, it's shocking for them.
People think life is real complicated. Actually, there's nothing to it. Once you leave out all the bullshit they teach you in school, life gets really simple.
What exactly is 'viewer discretion'? If viewers had discretion, most television shows would not be on the air.
Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not be woman. Much of her grace is in her frailty.
As I see it, only God can be all-powerful without danger, because his wisdom and justice are always equal to his power. Thus there is no authority on earth so inherently worthy of respect, or invested with a right so sacred, that I would want to let it act without oversight or rule without impediment (p. 290).
They just elected me Mis Phonograph Record of 1966. They discovered my measurements were 33 12, 45, 78!
A bad workman blames his tools.