Quote by Henry Miller
The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man wh

The man who looks for security, even in the mind, is like a man who would chop off his limbs in order to have artificial ones which will give him no pain or trouble. – Henry Miller

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We live in the mind, in ideas, in fragments. We no longer drink in the wild outer music of the streets – we remember only. – Henry Miller

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Moralities, ethics, laws, customs, beliefs, doctrines –these are of trifling import. All that matters is that the miraculous become the norm. – Henry Miller

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When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat. – Henry Miller

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I shall not change my course because those who assume to be better than I desire it. – Victoria Woodhull

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I think most artists would be happy to have bigger audiences rather than smaller ones. It doesnt mean that they are going to change their work in order necessarily to get it, but theyre happy if they do get it. – Brian Eno

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Youre only as young as the last time you changed your mind. – Timothy Leary

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A great revolution in just one single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a society and, further, will enable a change in the destiny of humankind. – Daisaku Ikeda

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For some reason, people find me funny. Its quite hard to define why a thought is funny. Its even harder to define why a person would be funny. Its a word that I cant define at all. But whether I know quite what it is or not, I seem to be it. – Wallace Shawn

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When I go on the plane to fly home, Im literally capable of forgetting what I do for a job. That also comes about because I choose to take massive breaks between projects, and because I choose to do this ridiculous thing of keeping home, home. – Eric Bana

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