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No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues.
—Bertrand Russell, 1961Music is a beautiful opiate, if you don’t take it too seriously.
—Henry Miller, 1945Think rich. Look poor.
—Andy Warhol, 1975A machine is a slave that neither brings nor bears degradation.
—Benjamin Disraeli, 1844I’m afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery.
—Aldous Huxley, 1925The worship of opinion is, at this day, the established religion of the United States.
—Harriet Martineau, 1839No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes.
—Hannah Arendt, 1963Freedom of the press is only guaranteed to those who own one.
—A.J. Liebling, 1960He who is afraid of his own memories is cowardly, really cowardly.
—Elias Canetti, 1954We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink, for dining alone is leading the life of a lion or wolf.
—Epicurus, c. 300 BCIt costs a lot to make a person look this cheap.
—Dolly Parton, 1994Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
—Benjamin Franklin, 1735