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The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not w

The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. – Jack London

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I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. I write a book for no other reason than to add three or four hundred acres to my magnificent estate. – Jack London

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Darn the wheel of the world! Why must it continually turn over? Where is the reverse gear? – Jack London

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Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways. РStephen Vincent Ben̩t

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If you believe in forever, then life is just a one-night stand. – Righteous Brothers, “Rock & Roll Heaven”

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We cannot waste time. We can only waste ourselves. – George M. Adams

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When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die the world cries and you rejoice. – Indian Saying

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This president has been reluctant to hold anybody accountable. No one was held accountable after September the 11th. Nobodys been held accountable after the clear flaws in intelligence leading up to the war in Iraq. – Bob Graham

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