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What characterizes a member of a minority group is that he is forc

What characterizes a member of a minority group is that he is forced to see himself as both exceptional and insignificant, marvelous and awful, good and evil. – Norman Mailer

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The war between being and nothingness is the underlying illness of the twentieth century. Boredom slays more of existence than war. – Norman Mailer

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Once a newspaper touches a story, the facts are lost forever, even to the protagonists. – Norman Mailer

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A minority is powerless while it conforms to the majority; it is not even a minority then; but it is irresistible when it clogs by its whole weight. – Henry David Thoreau

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A minority may be right, and a majority is always wrong. – Henrik Ibsen

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Niggerization is the result of oppression — and it doesnt just apply to the black people. Old people, poor people, and students can also get niggerized. – Florynce R. Kennedy

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Shall we judge a country by the majority, or by the minority? By the minority, surely. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey. – Thomas A. Edison

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Grandmothers are just antique little girls. – Author Unknown

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The Dalai Lamas entire being is about peace and harmony, forgiveness and self-discipline. Those are qualities to be admired. I am really looking forward to meeting His Holiness. – Joe Nichols

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Im a wonderful disaster. So are you. Were all a mess. Were in this culture that says take this pill and youll be happy, go on this diet and youll be thinner, have your teeth whitened, people will love you more. – Emilio Estevez

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