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To provoke dreams of terror in the slumber of prosperity has become the moral duty of literature. – Ernst Fischer

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The bosses of our mass media, press, radio, film and television, succeed in their aim of taking our minds off disaster. Thus, the distraction they offer demands the antidote of maximum concentration on disaster. – Ernst Fischer

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Tragedy
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Ernst Fischer
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In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it. – Ernst Fischer

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Art
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Dreams
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Youth is in a grand flush, like the hot days of ending summer and pleasant dreams thrall your spirit, like the smoky atmosphere that bathes the landscape of an August day. – Donald G. Mitchell

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Dreams

So we see Edward as a young man on the road and he meets a giant and he brings the giant to a circus where he meets a Miss Calloway. He sees the woman of his dreams and I am the only one who knows who she is. – Danny DeVito

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Dreams

I love to fly. I always wanted to fly. Its been one of my dreams since I was 3 years old. I remember saying to my mom, 3 years old, every day, I can fly! Living on the ninth floor, it was dangerous. – Elena Anaya

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Dreams

Dreams are the touchstones of our character. – Henry David Thoreau

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Dreams

Random Quotes

I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship. – Pietro Aretino

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Friendship

If a trainstation is where the train stops, whats a workstation…? – Anon.

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Computers

A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away. – Barry Goldwater

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Government

Alls the government should do is keep the taxes and regulations at a manageable rate, keep a decent standing army and get out of the way. – Adam Carolla

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Government