Hedonism can be a rational response to a difficult life. - Phillip Lopate - Quotesmemo.com

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Everything in tennis is so neat and nice but boxing has sport down to its essence; it is very pure and I like that.

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Phillip Lopate

Hedonism can be a rational response to a difficult life.

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Doubt is my boon companion, the faithful St. Bernard ever at my side. Whether writing essays or just going about daily life, I am constantly second-guessing myself. My mind is filled with 'yes, buts,' 'so whats?' and other skeptical rejoinders. I am forever monitoring myself for traces of folly, insensitivity, arrogance, false humility, cruelty, stupidity, immaturity and, guess what, I keep finding examples. Age has not made me wiser, except maybe in retrospect.

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