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"The government is merely a servant -- merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn't. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them." — Mark Twain | |||
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"Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something." — Henry David Thoreau | |||
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"Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same. " — George Bernard Shaw | |||
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"He who would move the world must first move himself." — Edward Ericson | |||
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"I do not believe in the immortality of the individual, and I consider ethics to be an exclusively human concern without any superhuman authority behind it." — Albert Einstein | |||
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Fight Club: A Novel (Paperback) by Chuck Palahniuk |
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The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, Part 3) by J.R.R. Tolkien |
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The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, Part 2) by J.R.R. Tolkien |
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Part 1) by J.R.R. Tolkien |
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Matthew's favorite quotes
"When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion."
— Abraham Lincoln
— Abraham Lincoln
"The government is merely a servant -- merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn't. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them."
— Mark Twain
— Mark Twain
"Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity."
— Albert Einstein
— Albert Einstein
"Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same. "
— George Bernard Shaw
— George Bernard Shaw
"Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something."
— Henry David Thoreau
— Henry David Thoreau
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Hey, has Martini joined up on this yet? If not make him, and then have him add me. See you guys on Wednesday.
Hey, has Martini joined up on this yet? If not make him, and then have him add me. See you guys on Wednesday.
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