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All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part o

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income. – Samuel Butler

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Heaven is the work of the best and kindest men and women. Hell is the work of prigs, pedants and professional truth-tellers. The world is an attempt to make the best of Heaven and Hell. – Samuel Butler

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People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable. – Samuel Butler

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My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends — it gives a lovely light! – Edna St. Vincent Millay

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I hold this as a rule of life: Too much of anything is bad. – Terence

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The road to excess leads to the palace of wisdom. – William Blake

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We are no longer in a state of growth; we are in a state of excess. We are living in a society of excrescence. The boil is growing out of control, recklessly at cross purposes with itself, its impacts multiplying as the causes disintegrate. – Jean Baudrillard

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Americans play to win at all times. I wouldnt give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. Thats why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war. – George S. Patton

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I can no longer think of anything but you. In spite of myself, my imagination carries me to you. I grasp you, I kiss you, I caress you, a thousand of the most amorous caresses take possession of me. – Honore de Balzac, letter to Evelina Hanska, June 1836

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When you look at Prince Charles, dont you think that someone in the Royal family knew someone in the Royal family? – Robin Williams

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I was born with success. Lucky for me I am able to handle it. Also, I damn well deserve it! – Larry Hagman

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