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Existence itself does not feel horrible it feels like an ecstasy,

Existence itself does not feel horrible it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we have only to be still to experience. – John Updike

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The first breath of adultery is the freest after it, constraints aping marriage develop. – John Updike

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Government is either organized benevolence or organized madness its peculiar magnitude permits no shading. – John Updike

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Everyone will experience the consequences of his own acts. If his act are right, hell get good consequences if theyre not, hell suffer for it. – Harry Browne

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Very often Ive known people who wouldnt say a word to each other, but theyd go to see movies together and experience life that way. – Martin Scorsese

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I dont think people should have boundaries put on them, by themselves or society or another gender, because its our birthright to experience life in whatever way we feel best suits us. – Hilary Swank

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At our best, its a good experience but we do 22 episodes a year, so there are some clunkers. – Vincent DOnofrio

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I think we were raised in a nice Texas Jewish family where education was the most important thing, and close behind that was the arts. It was emphasized and expected that wed play piano. – Lisa Loeb

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There is the view that poetry should improve your life. I think people confuse it with the Salvation Army. – John Ashbery

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The writing of histories – as Goethe once noted – is one way of getting rid of the weight of the past…. The writing of history liberates us from history. – Benedetto Croce, History as the Story of Liberty

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I couldnt relate to kid stuff. Jimmy doesnt like me! Who cares? I was worried we didnt have gas money or food. Those were my concerns. – Leighton Meester

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